root

noun/ruːt/

Frequency rank: #2,410 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The part of a plant that grows underground and takes in water.

Illustration for the English word “root”

Example sentence

The plant's root helps it stay anchored in the soil.

Synonyms & related words

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