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Root is a noun

1.a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutrients and moisture.

2.a similar organ developed from some other part of a plant, as one of those by which ivy clings to its support.

3.any underground part of a plant, as a rhizome.

4.something resembling or suggesting the root of a plant in position or function: roots of wires and cables.

5.the embedded or basal portion of a hair, tooth, nail, nerve, etc.

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