radice — meaning in English

English meaning

• radical adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

radice is used for these senses in English:

• radical (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
• stem A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.

radical — full definition

1. adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
2. adjective Thorough and far-reaching; affecting the most basic or essential part of something.
3. noun A person who holds extreme or fundamentally reforming political views.
4. noun In chemistry, a group of atoms that behaves as a single unit in reactions (often short for "free radical").

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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