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Root

/ruːt/

The part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients

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The tree has deep roots.What is the root of this problem?

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from Old English rōt (related to Old Norse rot and Dutch wortel), derived from Proto-Germanic *wrot and Proto-Indo-European *wrād-, meaning branch, root.

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