Root-cellar
noun
1.
a cellar, partially or wholly underground and usually covered with dirt, where root crops and other vegetables are stored.
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- Root-climber
noun, Botany. 1. a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix. root climber noun 1. any of various climbing plants, such as the ivy, that adhere to a supporting structure by means of small roots growing from the side of the stem
- Root-crop
noun 1. a crop, as beets, turnips, or sweet potatoes, grown for its large and edible undergound parts. noun 1. a crop, as of turnips or beets, cultivated for the food value of its roots
- Root-doctor
noun, Chiefly Southern U.S. 1. herb doctor.
- Rootedness
adjective 1. having roots. 2. firmly implanted (often used in combination): a deep-rooted belief. adjective 1. having roots 2. deeply felt: rooted objections 3. (Austral, slang) tired or defeated 4. (Austral, taboo, slang) get rooted!, an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person
- Rooted to the spot
Not moving, especially owing to some strong emotion. For example, When the truck bore down on the dog, he was terrified and stood rooted to the spot. This idiom likens the roots of a plant to a strong feeling that keeps one from moving.