root

the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves

The first known use: in the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable	root

3 Phonemes	r U t

onset, rime	r oot

Morpheme	root

Sentence Examples

Elm trees have shallow roots.

Pull weeds up by the roots so that they don't grow back.

You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

essence	foundation	heart
origin	seed	soul

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

root	root for	root out
root up	cube root	root beer
root-bound	root canal	square root

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Rhymes

boot	fruit	shoot
suit

Onset Friends

right	ran	room
red	read	run
ready	rain	write

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