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 divisor of a number which, when multiplied by itself, equals that number. |
take root |
to send out new roots; begin to grow or become fixed in the ground. [2 definitions] |