| 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” |
| 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 |
| rootlet | noun | small root or division of a root |
| root | verb | plant by the roots |
| originate | verb | begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. |
| stem | verb | remove the stem from |
| ancestral | adjective | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent |
| antecedent | adjective | preceding in time or order |
| root | 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 |
| rooting | noun | the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow |
| rootage | noun | the place where something begins, where it springs into being |