WordNet: root

(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

• domain: topic botany, phytology

• hypernym plant organ

• hyponym calamus

• hyponym cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, taro

• hyponym ginseng

• hyponym horseradish, horseradish root

• hyponym radish

• hyponym chicory, chicory root

• hyponym oyster plant, salsify

• hyponym Hottentot's bread, Hottentot bread

• hyponym briarroot

• hyponym orris, orrisroot

• hyponym sarsaparilla root

• hyponym licorice root

• hyponym senega

• hyponym mandrake, mandrake root

• hyponym cassava, manioc

• hyponym carrot

• hyponym parsnip

• hyponym pneumatophore

• hyponym taproot

• hyponym adventitious root

• hyponym rootlet

• hyponym prop root

• part holonym root system, rootage

root

• (englanti) root (derivationally related)

• (englanti) rootlet (derivationally related)

• (englanti) root (derivationally related)
• (suomi) juuri (synonyymi)