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21root — root1 rootlike, adj. /rooht, root/, n. 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 nutriment and moisture. 2. a similar organ developed from some… …
22Root — /rooht/, n. 1. Elihu /el euh hyooh /, 1845 1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel peace prize 1912. 2. John Wellborn /wel beuhrn/, 1851 91, U.S. architect. * * * In botany, the underground anchoring part of a plant. It grows downward in response… …
23root — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the part of a plant normally below the ground, attaching it to the earth and conveying nourishment to it from the soil. b (in pl.) such a part divided into branches or fibres. c the corresponding organ of an epiphyte; the part… …
24Root cellar — A root cellar is a structure originating before the advent of electricity to store vegetables. They are still used today on a commercial scale to store seed potatoes during the winter, while on a private scale families still maintain small… …
25root graft — noun 1. : a plant graft in which the stock is a root or piece of a root whip grafts of apple are usually root grafts 2. : a natural anastomosis between roots of compatible plants growing near one another oak wilt is said to be transmitted through …
26root tubercle — noun see root nodule * * * root tubercle noun A root nodule • • • Main Entry: ↑root * * * root tubercle, Botany. one of the small rootlike growths or nodules produced on the roots of leguminous plants by nitrogen fixing bacteria …
27root — 01. The sidewalk is slowly cracking because of the [roots] of the big trees growing next to it. 02. There is an expression in English which says that money is the [root] of all evil. 03. Harold Taylor once noted that the [roots] of true… …
28root-prune — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to prune the roots of (woody plants) in order to check top growth, develop a mass of small fibrous roots, or induce flowering and fruiting * * * rootˈ prune transitive verb To prune the roots of • • • Main Entry:… …
29Small beer — Beer Beer, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[ o]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some… …
30small beer — Beer Beer, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[ o]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some… …
