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korzeń — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

Senses

korzeń is used for these senses in English:

  • root The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
  • root (figurative) The primary source; origin.
  • root (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
  • root (analysis) A zero (of an equation).
  • root (linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

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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