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Plant part
Root nodules are found on the roots of plants, primarily legumes, that form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Under nitrogen-limiting conditions
Root_nodule
Plants hosting N-fixing Frankia symbionts in nodules
Frankia. This association leads to the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Actinorhizal plants are distributed within nine lineages, and are characterized
Actinorhizal_plant
Basal organ of a vascular plant
mycorrhizae, nitrogen-fixing nodules) that greatly increase nutrient acquisition and stress tolerance. These associations remodel root architecture and function
Root
Conversion of dinitrogen into ammonia
peanut and rooibos. They contain symbiotic rhizobia bacteria within nodules in their root systems, producing nitrogen compounds that help the plant to grow
Nitrogen_fixation
Topics referred to by the same term
seafloor Nodule (medicine), a small aggregation of cells Root nodule, a growth on the roots of legumes A feature of mollusc sculpture Nodule of vermis
Nodule
Oxygen-carrying phytoglobin found in rhizome of leguminous plants
legoglobin) is an oxygen-carrying phytoglobin found in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules of leguminous plants. It is produced by these plants in response to the
Leghemoglobin
Genus of bacteria
Rhizobium bacteria found in the root nodules of legumes in the family Fabaceae. Frankia also initiate the forming of root nodules. This genus was originally
Frankia
Plants in the family Fabaceae
have symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, Rhizobia, in structures called root nodules. Some of the fixed nitrogen becomes available to later crops, so legumes
Legume
Species of plant
suavissima does not only have an exclusive symbiotic relationship with the root-nodule bacteria Sinorhizobium sp., it also shares the nitrogen-fixing ability
Trigonella_suavissima
Tribe of legumes
this tribe have a distinctive root nodule morphology, often referred to as an "aeschynomenoid" or "dalbergioid" nodule. Adesmia DC. Amicia Kunth Chaetocalyx
Dalbergieae
Nitrogen fixing soil bacteria
diazotrophic bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside the root nodules of legumes (Fabaceae). To express genes for nitrogen fixation, rhizobia
Rhizobia
Ecological interaction between taxa
bacteria that live in root nodules on legume roots; actinomycetes, nitrogen-fixing bacteria such as Frankia, which live in alder root nodules; single-celled
Symbiosis
Species of flowering plant in the family Elaeagnaceae
Gatner EM, Gardener IC (1970). "Observations on the fine structure of the root nodule endophye of Hippophae rhamnoides L.". Arch. Mikrobiol. 70 (3): 183–196
Sea_buckthorn
Genus of flowering plants in the birch family Betulaceae
favorable for giant conifers that replace them. Alder root nodules Whole root nodule Sectioned root nodules Alder roots are parasitized by northern groundcone
Alder
similar structure found in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules of certain plants. The symbiosome in the root nodules has been much more successfully researched
Symbiosome
Family of legume flowering plants
Many Fabaceae host bacteria in their roots within structures called root nodules. These bacteria, known as rhizobia, have the ability to take nitrogen
Fabaceae
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium etli is a Gram-negative root-nodule bacterium. Segovia L, Young JP, Martínez-Romero E (1993). "Reclassification of American Rhizobium leguminosarum
Rhizobium_etli
Genus of nitrogen-fixing bacteria
and other flowering plants. The bacteria colonize plant cells to form root nodules, where they convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia using the enzyme
Rhizobium
Species of tree
soils which it enriches by means of nitrogen fixing bacteria in its root nodules. Alder is an excellent tree for coppicing and pollarding. Its cut branches
Alnus_incana
Species of palm
reducing the oxygen concentration in the root nodule. In addition to evidence of nitrogen fixation, the nodules were also found to be producing indole acetic
Roystonea_regia
Species of bacterium
This symbiosis promotes the development of a plant organ, termed a root nodule. Because soil often contains a limited amount of nitrogen for plant use
Ensifer_meliloti
Subfamily of flowering plants
the family Rosaceae, all of which contain representative species with root nodules that host the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Frankia. They are subshrubs,
Dryadoideae
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium phaseoli is a root nodule bacterium. Dangeard PA. (1926). "Recherches sur les tubercles radicaux des Légumineuses". Botaniste (Paris). 16: 1–275
Rhizobium_phaseoli
Perennial woody plant with elongated trunk
otherwise be unable to thrive. The plant hormones called cytokinins initiate root nodule formation, in a process closely related to mycorrhizal association. It
Tree
Legume cultivated as a grain and oil crop
other legumes, peanuts harbor symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules, which improve soil fertility, making them valuable in crop rotations
Peanut
Species of bacterium
Ensifer fredii is a nitrogen fixing bacterium. It is a fast-growing root nodule bacterium. Ensifer fredii exhibits a broad host-range and is able to nodulate
Ensifer_fredii
Species of bacterium
Neorhizobium huautlense is a Gram negative root nodule bacterium. It forms nitrogen-fixing root nodules on Sesbania herbacea. Mousavi SA, Österman J, Wahlberg
Neorhizobium_huautlense
German biologist
first land plant and the root nodule symbiosis is much younger, this common gene set revealed that the nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis evolved by co-opting
Martin_Parniske
Region of soil or substrate comprising the root microbiome
between the two partners at different steps of the symbiosis (from root infection to nodule development) have been elucidated. However, the knowledge about
Rhizosphere
Part of plant root
cells to form the nodule. Having a large surface area, the active uptake of water and minerals through root hairs is highly efficient. Root hair cells also
Root_hair
Type of plant tissue involved in cell proliferation
part of many plants.[citation needed] The growth of nitrogen-fixing root nodules on legume plants such as soybean and pea is either determinate or indeterminate
Meristem
Group of bacteria affecting plant growth
that colonize the surface of the root, or superficial intercellular spaces of the host plant, often forming root nodules. Endophytic relationships involve
Rhizobacteria
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium tropici is a root nodule bacterium. Martínez-Romero E, Segovia L, Mercante FM, Franco AA, Graham P, Pardo MA. (1991). "Rhizobium tropici, a
Rhizobium_tropici
Genus of leguminous plants
lupines can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into ammonia via a rhizobium–root nodule symbiosis, fertilizing the soil for other plants. This adaptation allows
Lupinus
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium hainanense is a Gram negative root nodule bacteria. Strain CCBAU 57015 (166) is the type strain. Chen, W.-X.; Tan, Z.-Y.; Gao, J.-L.; Li, Y
Rhizobium_hainanense
Genus of bacteria
thread that grows through the root hair into the main root. This causes the infected cells to divide and form a nodule. The rhizobia can now begin nitrogen
Bradyrhizobium
Species of plant
the main postharvest pest. It requires very few inputs, as the plant's root nodules are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen, making it a valuable crop for resource-poor
Cowpea
Species of plant with edible seeds
many legumes, contain symbiotic bacteria called Rhizobia within root nodules of their root systems. These bacteria have the special ability to fix nitrogen
Pea
notably the root nodule symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria. The pathway is activated by both Nod-factor perception (for nodule forming rhizobia)
Common symbiosis signaling pathway
Common_symbiosis_signaling_pathway
Species of bacterium
bacterium from the genus of Diaphorobacter which has been isolated from root nodule of soybean plant near Baoji in China. "Diaphorobacter ruginosibacter"
Diaphorobacter_ruginosibacter
Organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism
Examples are nitrogen-fixing bacteria (called rhizobia), which live in the root nodules of legumes, single-cell algae inside reef-building corals, and bacterial
Endosymbiont
Species of bacterium
migrates into the cortex of the root while the nodule continues to develop in the same way as a lateral root. Nodule lobe primordia develop in the pericycle
Frankia_alni
Agricultural technique of Indigenous people in the Americas
serves as a trellis for climbing beans, the beans fix nitrogen in their root nodules and stabilize the maize in high winds, and the wide leaves of the squash
Three_Sisters_(agriculture)
Species of bacterium
Pararhizobium giardinii is a Gram negative root nodule bacteria. It forms nitrogen-fixing root nodules on legumes, being first isolated from those of
Pararhizobium_giardinii
Species of beetle
America, where it is a pest of sweetclover and alfalfa. Larvae feed on the root nodules of these plants, eventually pupating near the soil surface. "Sitona cylindricollis
Sitona_cylindricollis
Protein domain
including NFP, the receptor for Nod factor which is necessary for the root nodule symbiosis between legumes and symbiotic bacteria. The LysM domain is
LysM_domain
Species of bacterium
Neorhizobium galegae is a Gram negative root nodule bacteria. It forms nitrogen-fixing root nodules on legumes in the genus Galega. Mousavi SA, Österman
Neorhizobium_galegae
Species of fruit-bearing tree
(November 1984). "Consequences of Sporangial Development for Nodule Function in Root Nodules of Comptonia peregrina and Myrica gale". Plant Physiology.
Myrica_rubra
Species of bacterium
is a nitrogen fixing, Gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming root-nodule bacteria from the genus Microvirga. Microvirga lotononidis lives in symbiosis
Microvirga_lotononidis
Species of tree
leads to the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules, C.canadensis lacks the gene necessary to form nodules and thus does not host nitrogen-fixing microbes
Cercis_canadensis
Species of bacterium
bacterium from the family Xanthobacteraceae which has been isolated from root nodule from the plant Entada phaseoloides in Okinawa in Japan. LPSN lpsn.dsmz
Labrys_okinawensis
Genus of flowering plants
Rouleau Some Dryas plants have root nodules that host the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Frankia. Dryas drummondii forms root nodules and fixes nitrogen with Frankia
Dryas_(plant)
Species of bacterium
non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus Mesorhizobium which was isolated from root nodules of Caragana bicolor which were found in Deqin City in the Yunnan Province
Mesorhizobium_shangrilense
Plant genus in the pea family Fabaceae
Fred, Edwin Broun; Baldwin, Ira Lawrence; McCoy, Elizabeth (1932). Root Nodule Bacteria and Leguminous Plants. UW-Madison Libraries Parallel Press.
Lathyrus
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium gallicum is a Gram-negative root-nodule bacterium. It forms nitrogen-fixing root nodules on legumes, being first isolated from those of Phaseolus
Rhizobium_gallicum
Large clade of flowering plants
nitrogen-fixing clade contains a high number of actinorhizal plants (which have root nodules containing nitrogen fixing bacteria, helping the plant grow in poor soils)
Rosids
Type of bacteria
with another organism or each other. For example, rhizobia living in root nodules of legumes provide nitrogen fixing activity for these plants. Types of
Symbiotic_bacteria
Species of bacterium
Mesorhizobium amorphae is a species of root nodule bacteria first isolated from Amorpha fruticosa species in China. It is purported to be native to American
Mesorhizobium_amorphae
Subfamily of plants
pea-shaped flowers are characteristic of the Faboideae subfamily and root nodulation is very common. The papilionaceous species vary enormously in size
Faboideae
Species of bacterium
Mesorhizobium plurifarium is a species of root nodule bacteria first isolated from Acacia species in Senegal. Its type strain is ORS 1032 (= LMG 11892)
Mesorhizobium_plurifarium
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium tianshanense, is a Gram negative species of bacteria found in the root nodules of many plant species. Its type strain is A-1BS (= CCBAU3306). Jarvis
Mesorhizobium_tianshanense
Agricultural technique
grasses by fixing nitrogen from the air with symbiotic bacteria in their root nodules. These enable the grasses or other neighbours to produce more protein
Companion_planting
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium loti, is a Gram negative species of bacteria found in the root nodules of many plant species. Its name is a reference to Lotus corniculatus
Mesorhizobium_loti
Species of legume
neighbouring Oceanian islands that is compatible with Sophora toromiro as a root nodule symbiont. Rivera Caniulao, M.; Chaparro, C.B. (2021). "Sophora toromiro"
Sophora_toromiro
Species of bacterium
Paraburkholderia and the family Burkholderiaceae. It was isolated from the root nodules of the plant Lebeckia ambigua. Sawana A, Adeolu M, Gupta RS (2014). "Molecular
Paraburkholderia_dilworthii
Groups of organisms acting for mutual benefit
rhizobia bacteria induce root nodule formation in legume plants via an exchange of molecular signals. Within the root nodules, rhizobia fix atmospheric
Cooperation_(evolution)
Species of bacterium
a bacterium from the genus of Mesorhizobium which was isolated from root nodules. LSPN lpsn.dsmz.de Straininfo of Mesorhizobium hawassense Degefu, T.;
Mesorhizobium_hawassense
Iron and oxygen-binding protein
Impossible Foods uses leghemoglobin, a heme-containing globin from soy root nodule, produced as a recombinant protein in Komagataella ("Pichia pastoris")
Myoglobin
Genus of flowering plants
"The impact of molecular systematics on hypotheses for the evolution of root nodule symbioses and implications for expanding symbioses to new host plant
Purshia
Species of bacterium
motile bacteria from the genus of Mesorhizobium which was isolated from root nodules of Caragana microphyllain in the Beipiao City in the Liaoning Province
Mesorhizobium_caraganae
Genus of vines with lavender or white flowers
Wisteria has nitrogen fixing capability (provided by Rhizobia bacteria in root nodules), and thus mature plants may benefit from added potassium and phosphate
Wisteria
Species of bacterium
is a bacterium from the genus Mesorhizobium which was isolated from root nodules of Astragalus sinicus in the southeast of China. LSPN lpsn.dsmz.de Straininfo
Mesorhizobium_qingshengii
Species of bacterium
is a bacterium from the genus Mesorhizobium which was isolated from root nodules of Astragalus luteolus and Astragalus ernestii in the Sichuan Province
Mesorhizobium_sangaii
Flowering plant, bean family Fabaceae
110 to 170 kilograms per hectare per year (98 to 152 lb/acre/a)) in root nodules of white clover obviates synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use for maintaining
Trifolium_repens
Class of bacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota
(2015-04-01). "Ascorbic acid production in root, nodule and Enterobacter spp. (Gammaproteobacteria) isolated from root nodule of the legume Abrus precatorius L
Gammaproteobacteria
Species of bacterium
species of legume-root nodulating, microsymbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium. It was first isolated from Arachis hypogaea root nodules in China. Its type
Bradyrhizobium_arachidis
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium pisi is a root nodule bacterium. Ramírez-Bahena MH, García-Fraile P, Peix A, Valverde A, Rivas R, Igual JM, Mateos PF, Martínez-Molina E, Velázquez
Rhizobium_pisi
Class of plant and fungus secondary metabolites
plant and can lead to root hair deformation and several cellular responses such as ion fluxes and the formation of a root nodule. In addition, some flavonoids
Flavonoid
Species of bacterium
bacteria in the genus Phyllobacterium which has been isolated from the root nodules of the plant Sophora flavescens. Parte, A.C. "Phyllobacterium". LPSN
Phyllobacterium_sophorae
Species of flowering plant
they are an important food for yellow-rumped warblers. This species has root nodules containing nitrogen-fixing microorganisms, allowing it to grow in relatively
Myrica_pensylvanica
Genus of legumes
nutritious for livestock; it fixes nitrogen using symbiotic bacteria in its root nodules, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers; it grows in a great range
Clover
Chemolithotrophic organisms
nitrification in one step, suggesting that this reaction does occur. Root nodule Denitrification Denitrifying bacteria f-ratio Nitrification Nitrogen
Nitrifying_bacteria
heat-tolerant, and fixes its own nitrogen using symbiotic bacteria in its root nodules, removing the need to fertilize. It is less robust to foot traffic than
Clover_lawn
Chemical element with atomic number 16 (S)
requirement for phosphorus. It is an essential nutrient for plant growth, root nodule formation of legumes, and immunity and defense systems. Sulfur deficiency
Sulfur
1948 United States Supreme Court case
leguminous plants, with each package containing only one species of root nodule bacteria, to avoid the mutual inhibition effect. The packaged inoculant
Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kalo Inoculant Co.
Funk_Bros._Seed_Co._v._Kalo_Inoculant_Co.
Signaling molecule
legumes and rhizobia by inducing nodulation. Nod factors produce the differentiation of plant tissue in root hairs into nodules where the bacteria reside and
Nod_factor
Species of bacterium
of legume-root nodulating, microsymbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium. It was first isolated from Glycine soja and Glycine max root nodules in China. Its
Bradyrhizobium_liaoningense
Categorically organized list of food items
of them have symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in structures called root nodules. Well-known legumes include: alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, lentils, lupins
Lists_of_foods
Genus of flowering plants in the bean family
North America, South America, Asia and Africa. Vetches have cylindrical root nodules of the indeterminate type and are thus nitrogen-fixing plants. Their
Vicia
Root epidermis
nitrogen-fixing Rhizobia bacteria – the first stage of nodulation leading to formation of root nodules. Rhizodermis plays an important role in nutrient uptake
Rhizodermis
Species of creeping annual plant
nitrogen-fixing bacteria are present in the environment, Mimosa pudica may form root nodules for them to inhabit. These bacteria are able to convert atmospheric nitrogen
Mimosa_pudica
Chemical compound
madagascariensis. It can also be found in Maackia amurensis cell cultures. The root nodule formation by Sinorhizobium meliloti is apparently dependent on the flavonoids
Medicarpin
Species of bacterium
bacterium from the family Xanthobacteraceae which has been isolated from the root nodules from the plant Neptunia oleracea in Taiwan. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de Straininfo
Labrys_neptuniae
Protein family
truncatula RNA-binding protein 1) investigated in the development of Root nodule suggests ENOD40 has a function of cytoplasmic relocalization of nuclear
ENOD40
Species of bacterium
Herbaspirillum lusitanum is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium found in root nodules of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Phylogenetic analyses have shown this
Herbaspirillum_lusitanum
Species of bacterium
of bacteria from the genus Nocardia that has been isolated from the root nodules of Alnus glutinosa. Nouioui I, Ha SM, Baek I, Chun J, Goodfellow M. (2022)
Nocardia_alni
Chemical compound
a flavone. It is found in Medicago truncatula in relation with the root nodulation symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti or in seeds of Sophora viciifolia.
4',7-Dihydroxyflavone
Species of bacterium
Rhizobium lusitanum is a Gram negative root nodule bacteria, specifically nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris. Its type strain is P1-7T (=LMG 22705T =CECT 7016T)
Rhizobium_lusitanum
Species of bacterium
motile bacteria from the genus Mesorhizobium which was isolated from root nodule of Robinia pseudoacacia which was found in Yangling in the Shaanxi province
Mesorhizobium_robiniae
Species of bacterium
Methylobacterium nodulans is an aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic, legume root nodule-forming and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Jourand, P. (2004). "Methylobacterium
Methylobacterium_nodulans
ROOT NODULE
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Surname or Lastname
Dutch (also de Roos) and Swiss German
Dutch (also de Roos) and Swiss German : habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a rose.Dutch (also de Roos) : metonymic occupational name for someone who grew roses, from roos ‘rose’.Dutch : from the female personal name Rosa (Latin rosa ‘rose’).Dutch : nickname from roos ‘erysipelas’, an infection which causes reddening of the skin and scalp, applied presumably to someone with a ruddy complexion.Swiss German : from a personal name formed with hrÅd ‘renown’.Swedish and Danish (of German origin) : as 1.Swedish : variant of Ros.English and Scottish : variant of Ross 2.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Beginning; Root
Girl/Female
Hindu
Look, Blessed with beauty, Shape, Beauty
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rolfe.German : from Ruffo, a short form of a personal name formed with hrÅd ‘renown’, ‘victory’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Ruf and Ruff.
Surname or Lastname
English (now chiefly East Anglia)
English (now chiefly East Anglia) : probably a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of rough ground, from a hypothetical Old English word rÅ«(we)t or rÅ«het, derivatives of rÅ«h ‘rough’, ‘overgrown’. Compare Rauch. There are places called Ruffet(t) in Surrey and Sussex which are thought to have this origin.German : Swabian variant of Roth 1.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Rauth.Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Rajput, Jat, Maratha) and Sikh name meaning ‘prince’, from Sanskrit rÄjaputra (from rÄja ‘king’ + putra ‘son’). In India this is a variant of a name more commonly spelled Ravat or Raut. The Jats have a clan called Ravat.
Boy/Male
Indian
Spirit, Soul, Good behaviour, Purity
Boy/Male
Muslim
Spirit, Soul, Good behaviour, Purity
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Foote.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote ‘glad’ (Old English rÅt).English : metonymic occupational name for a player on the rote, an early medieval stringed instrument (Middle English, Old French rote, of uncertain origin but apparently ultimately akin to Welsh crwth).Dutch : topographic name for someone who lived by a retting place (Dutch root, a derivative of ro(o)ten ‘to ret’, akin to modern English rot), a place where flax is soaked in tubs of water until the stems rot to release the linen fibers.
Girl/Female
Indian
Soul
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Indonesian, Kenyan
Root
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the bird (Old English hrÅc), most likely given to a person with very dark hair or a dark complexion or to someone with a raucous voice.English : some early examples, such as Robert of ye Rook (London 1318) and Henry del Rook (Staffordshire 1332), point clearly to a local name of some kind. The first of these could be from a house sign, the second may be a variant of Rock 1.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with hrok, of uncertain origin; perhaps a cognate of 1 or from Middle High German rÅhen ‘to cry or yell (in battle)’ or Old High German ruoh ‘intent’.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Ruck.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Raven
Girl/Female
British, Dutch, English, French, German, Netherlands
Rose
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Robrecht.Altered spelling of German Rupp.English : variant spelling of Roope.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, from Middle English, Old French bote (of unknown origin).Dutch and North German : metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from Dutch boot ‘boat’.
Male
Chinese
a root.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Root 1.
Boy/Male
Dutch
Large.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Root.
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Girl/Female
Arabic, Danish, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Flowery; Movement
Boy/Male
Muslim
Intelligent
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Viatrix, BEATRIZ means "voyager (through life)."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Highly qualified, Most brilliant
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Handsome Comely
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Eustace.
Girl/Female
Indian
Precious, Priceless
Boy/Male
Australian, Polish
Glorious Ruler; Powerful Glory
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Prosperous; Wealth
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n.
An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the root crop.
v. i.
To search or root in the ground, as a swine.
v. t.
To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot; as, to soot land.
n.
A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room.
v. i.
To occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to room together.
v. t.
To tread; as, to foot the green.
a.
Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root.
n.
That factor of a quantity which when multiplied into itself will produce that quantity; thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.
n.
That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
a.
Feeding on roots; root-eating.
n.
The underground portion of a plant, whether a true root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the potato, the onion, or the sweet flag.
a.
Full of roots; as, rooty ground.
v. i.
To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
v. t.
To spend or pass in riot.
v. t.
To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots the earth.
v. t.
To kick with the foot; to spurn.
v. t.
To cover with a roof.
v. t.
To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; -- with up, out, or away.
n.
That which resembles a root in position or function, esp. as a source of nourishment or support; that from which anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.