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the part of a plant that is usu. below the ground which supports and nourishes the plant; the root.
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the tuberlike roots of certain plants used as vegetable.
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the lower portion of a tree, that between the ground and the lowest branch.
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that from which something comes into existence, develops or derives; a source; an origin.
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anything producing an effect or result; a cause.
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a starting or commencing; a beginning.
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the original manuscript of a literary work.
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the wealth, as money, property, etc. invested by a promoter of a business; capital.
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nearness; proximity.
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a place where public or private funds are officially kept, received, and disbursed.
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that which a person has a just claim to; a right.
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a root-like extension that grows from the branch of a tree (e.g., of banian), take root in the ground, later becomes an additional trunk; an aerial root.
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a bush; a shrubby plant.
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the Eternal Being.
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(gram.) a word in its original form, without any termination or morpheme.
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(math.) a quantity that, multiplied by itself a specified number of times, produces a given quantity; the root.
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name of a bright star in the constellation Scorpius; Shaula.
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(fig.) a source of trouble, annoyance etc.