-
1 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta
См. также в других словарях:
Rooting — Root Root (r[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rooting}.] 1. To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow. [1913 Webster] In deep grounds the weeds root deeper. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rooting — įšaknydinimas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Nupjautos augalo dalies šaknų išauginimas. atitikmenys: angl. rooting rus. укоренение … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
rooting compound — noun (botany) A preparation, containing plant growth substances, in which a cutting is dipped to promote root growth • • • Main Entry: ↑root … Useful english dictionary
Rooting reflex — A reflex seen in newborn babies, who automatically turn their face toward the stimulus and make sucking (rooting) motions with the mouth when the cheek or lip is touched. The rooting reflex helps to ensure breastfeeding. * * * a primitive reflex… … Medical dictionary
rooting-tooting — mod. exciting; renown; famous; illustrious. (A vague adjective of praise.) □ We really had a rooting tooting time last weekend. □ She’s a rooting tooting dancer from Omaha … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Rooting — Als frühkindlicher bzw. primitiver Reflex oder Primitivreflex, engl.: neonatal reflex, wird in der Medizin ein typisches und reproduzierbares Reaktionsmuster auf gezielte äußere Reize bezeichnet. Diese Reflexe laufen ohne Beteiligung des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
rooting — fish feeding by probing the bottom sediments … Dictionary of ichthyology
rooting — noun a) Originally, a system of roots; a secure attachment ( something); a firm grounding. as sone as the sun was uppe it caught heet: and because it had nott rotynge it wyddred awaye. b) The process of forming roots … Wiktionary
rooting — ruËt n. part of a plant growing underground which anchors the plant and absorbs water and nutrients; part which anchors; source, origin; base, fundamental part; number that multiplied by itself yields a given number (Mathematics) v. plant, cause … English contemporary dictionary
rooting — noun the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑root • Hypernyms: ↑growth, ↑growing, ↑maturation, ↑development, ↑ontogeny, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rooting tuft — (PORIFERA) An aggregate of spicules protruding from the lower surface with root functions … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
