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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.) rod2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode* * *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.) rod2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode -
2 root crop
(plants with roots that are grown for food: The farm has three fields of root crops.) rodfrugt* * *(plants with roots that are grown for food: The farm has three fields of root crops.) rodfrugt -
3 stem
I 1. [stem] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) stilk; stængel2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) stilk; spids3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) fra for til agter2. verb((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) stamme- - stemmedII [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) standse* * *I 1. [stem] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) stilk; stængel2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) stilk; spids3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) fra for til agter2. verb((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) stamme- - stemmedII [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) standse
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