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n. Plural form of root.

n. Ancestors

n. Beginnings

n. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

"Weel, Miss Daisy, it must be dune; the roots is accustomed to have the soil tight round them, and they don't like it unless they have it so."

to take root   

rooted    rooting    roots   

plant    set    delve    dig    turnover    cut into    form    descriptor    signifier    word form   

source    ancestor    bottom    reason    temporary root    vandal root    aërial roots    commensurable root    root of an equation    residual root   

rooted    rooting    rootkit    root cause    root canal    put down roots    cube root    roots    functional root    root about   

stem    establish    eradicate    extirpate    base    origin    strike    dig    nuzzle    grout   

Beirut    Bute    Butte    Jute    Shute    absolut    acute    astute    boot    brut   

plant    seed    branch    fruit    tree    growth    element    trunk    bark    form