noun: (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
noun: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
noun: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
noun: a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
noun: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
noun: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
noun: a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
noun: the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
verb: take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
verb: come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"
verb: plant by the roots
verb: dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
verb: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
verb: cause to take roots
Length: 4 letters
Scrabble value: 4
Words with Friends value: 4
Literati value: 4
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
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