roots
roots Lexical Profile
roots Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person's cultural, ethnic, or familial origins, heritage, and ties to a homeland or community.
"She traveled to Ireland last summer to trace her family roots and visit her ancestral village."
The underground organs of vascular plants that anchor the organism in the soil and absorb water and dissolved minerals.
"The ancient oak tree's massive roots had pushed up through the concrete sidewalk over the decades."
The fundamental causes, bases, or underlying sources from which something develops or arises.
"Historians spent years examining the economic and political roots of the nineteenth-century conflict."
The basal portions of hair strands closest to the scalp, or the embedded parts of teeth and nails within the body's tissues.
"Because her natural hair was much darker than the blonde dye, her roots began to show after a few weeks."
• adjective
Relating to or denoting traditional, grass-roots, or folk-based musical styles and cultural heritage.
"The festival showcased several acoustic bands playing authentic roots music from the Appalachian region."
• Rhymes for roots
Word Origin & Etymology
From late Old English rōt, borrowed from Old Norse rót ('root, cause, origin'), which is cognate with Latin radix.