| cube root |
a number of which a given number is the product when multiplied by itself three times. |
| pink root |
a fungus disease affecting onions and similar plants that causes the roots to shrink and turn pink. |
| rattlesnake root |
any of various plants whose bitter roots or tubers have been thought to cure snakebite. |
| root around |
to rummage about, searching for something. [2 definitions] |
| root beer |
a carbonated soft drink made or flavored with extracts derived from the roots, barks, and leaves of certain plants. |
| root borer |
an insect or its larva that bores into plant roots. |
| root canal |
the pulp-filled tubular channel in the root of a tooth. [2 definitions] |
| root cellar |
an underground storage room for root crops and other vegetables. |
| root crop |
a crop, such as potatoes, beets, or carrots, that is grown for its edible roots. |
| root hair |
a thin, hairlike, permeable outgrowth from a root that absorbs water and minerals from the soil. |
| root mean square |
the square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares in a given set of numbers. |
| square root |
a number that, when multiplied by itself, produces another number. |
| take root |
to send out new roots; begin to grow or become fixed in the ground. [2 definitions] |