Wurzeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
• roots noun A person's family background, heritage, or place of origin.

Senses

Wurzeln is used for these senses in English:

• root The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
• root The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

root — full definition

1. noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
2. noun The origin, source, or underlying cause of something.
3. noun In mathematics, a value which, raised to a given power, produces a specified number (most commonly the square root).
4. verb To become firmly fixed or established.
5. verb To cheer for or support someone, hoping for their success. (usually "root for")

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