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root [n]
 
1)(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
    Synonyms :
    See Also: plant_organ  root_system  botany  calamus  cocoyam  ginseng  horseradish  radish  chicory  oyster_plant  hottentot's_bread  briarroot  orris  sarsaparilla_root  licorice_root  senega  mandrake  cassava  carrot  parsnip  parenchyma  pneumatophore  taproot  adventitious_root  root_cap  rootlet  root_hair  prop_root  bark 
 
2)(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
    Synonyms :base radical root_word stem theme 
    See Also: descriptor  linguistics  stem  stem 
 
3)the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
    Synonyms :beginning origin rootage source 
    See Also: point  originate  derivation  spring  fountainhead  headwaters  wellhead  jumping-off_place  birthplace  home  point_source  trail_head 
 
4)a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
    Synonyms :
    See Also: number  square_root  cube_root 
 
5)the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
    Synonyms :solution 
    See Also: set 
 
6)someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
    Synonyms :ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent 
    See Also: relation  descendant  ancestress  forbear  father  foremother  primogenitor 
 
7)a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
    Synonyms :etymon 
    See Also: descriptor 
 
8)the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
    Synonyms :tooth_root 
    See Also: anatomical_structure  tooth  cement 
 
root [v]
 
1)take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: grow  rooting 
 
2)come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: become  beginning 
 
3)plant by the roots
    Synonyms :
    See Also: plant 
 
4)dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
    Synonyms :rootle rout 
    See Also: cut_into 
 
5)take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
    Synonyms :pull side 
    See Also: back  side 
 
6)become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
    Synonyms :settle settle_down steady_down take_root 
    See Also: stabilise  roost 
 
7)cause to take roots
    Synonyms :
    See Also: grow  rooting 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. The Unix superuser account (with user name "root" and user ID 0) that overrides file permissions. The term avatar is also used. By extension, the privileged system-maintenance login on any operating system.

See root mode, go root, wheel.

[Jargon File]

(1994-10-27)

2. root directory.

(1996-11-21)

3. root node.

(1998-11-14)








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