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Plumbing company
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (formerly called Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Service) is a plumbing company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company
Roto-Rooter
Tool to dislodge clogs in plumbing
unskillfully, they can also damage plastic pipework and even copper tubing. The Roto-Rooter is an electric auger invented in 1933 by Samuel Blanc, an American. His
Plumber's_snake
Baseball park in Keizer, Oregon
Roto-Rooter Park (formerly Volcanoes Stadium) is a minor league baseball park in the northwest United States, located in Keizer, Oregon. It is the home
Roto-Rooter_Park
American paranormal investigator (born 1971)
Grant Wilson are longtime co-workers at their day job as plumbers for Roto-Rooter. It was Hawes who brought Wilson into the plumbing business. Jason has
Jason_Hawes
Friday following Thanksgiving in North America
the president of Mr. Rooter Plumbing, blames it on "the grease and the potato peels," and Paul Abrams, a spokesperson for Roto-Rooter also blames it on potato
Brown_Friday
American novelist (born 1974)
an early career in web design, Wilson became a plumber and worked for Roto-Rooter, a large plumbing service company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. His hobbies
Grant_Wilson
Independent baseball league
conclusion of the regular season. All of the league's games are played at Roto-Rooter Park in Keizer. After the 2020-21 Minor League Baseball reorganization
Mavericks Independent Baseball League
Mavericks_Independent_Baseball_League
2004 American paranormal reality television series
places that are reported to be haunted. The two worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter while moonlighting as paranormal investigators at night. For the 12th
Ghost_Hunters_(TV_series)
American paint manufacturer
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Rust-Oleum
1947 single by Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra
to and played on the Dr. Demento radio program by such groups as the Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band. "Pico and Sepulveda". Felix Figueroa & His
Pico_and_Sepulveda
American radio broadcaster and record collector (b. 1941)
program's opening theme is an instrumental of "Pico and Sepulveda" by The Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band; during the early KMET years, it was "Sugar
Dr._Demento
9th episode of the 4th season of The Simpsons
my name, that name again is Mr. Plow!", are based on the Roto-Rooter jingle, "Call Roto-Rooter, that's the name, and away go troubles down the drain."
Mr._Plow
Brands sold the Mean Green brand and its U.S. and Canadian license for Roto-Rooter-branded drain care products to Medina, Ohio-based RPM International,
CR_Brands
American federal holiday in November
Thanksgiving has been coined Brown Friday, as plumbing companies such as Roto-Rooter report a sudden increase in business due to the large amount of waste
Thanksgiving_(United_States)
spray. The name of the rat "Rato Ruter" comes from the American company Roto-Rooter, which specializes in clearing clogged drains. Gonsales, F. Niquel Nausea
Níquel_Náusea
are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as a day job while doing paranormal investigations of reportedly haunted
List of Ghost Hunters episodes
List_of_Ghost_Hunters_episodes
does not recognize him. 8 8 "Roto-Rooter" Rick L. Arquilla April 4, 2010 (2010-04-04) President and COO of Roto-Rooter Rick L. Arquilla goes undercover
List of Undercover Boss (American TV series) episodes
List_of_Undercover_Boss_(American_TV_series)_episodes
1978 studio album by Bootsy's Rubber Band
Clinton, Frank Waddy) - (6:15)(released as a single-Warner WBS 8575) "Roto-Rooter" (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Phelps Collins) - (6:25) "As In (I
Bootsy?_Player_of_the_Year
of pharmaceuticals, related consulting and data management services Roto-Rooter Grippo's, snack food company Skyline Chili, cheese coney restaurant Gold
List of companies in Greater Cincinnati
List_of_companies_in_Greater_Cincinnati
US telephone number from New York City
Al Yankovic song, "The Plumbing Song", where the plumber's number is “Roto-Rooter 6-5000”. Season 1, Episode 4 of the show ALF is titled "Pennsylvania
PEnnsylvania_6-5000
2022 soundtrack album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Demento Opening Theme (Pico and Sepulveda)" Eddie Cherkose Jule Styne The Roto Rooter Goodtime Christmas Band 1:33 10. "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)"
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (soundtrack)
Weird:_The_Al_Yankovic_Story_(soundtrack)
2006 video by Bootsy Collins
Solo Funkentelechy One Nation Under A Groove Flash Light Roto-Rooter Bootzilla Roto-Rooter Good-N-Nasty Save What's Mine For Me I'd Rather Be With You
Live_in_Concert_1998
US country-comedy band
1971. Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers first performed the original Roto-Rooter jingle on WLS in the early 1950s, and the recorded version became one
Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers
Captain_Stubby_and_the_Buccaneers
American end-of-life care provider
Life". Duke Health. January 12, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2026. "Roto Rooter buys Vitas Healthcare". The New York Times. "Chemed Corporation Announces
VITAS_Healthcare
Gubernatorial Debate that Focus on America sponsored in April at the Roto Rooter Event Center in." – via www.facebook.com. "Autauga County Republican
2022 Alabama gubernatorial election
2022_Alabama_gubernatorial_election
American businessman (1923–2014)
involved selling life insurance, running a fruit stand, and working for Roto-Rooter. In 1952, along with his brother, William, and a mutual friend from law
Charles_Keating
Center) 410 (125) 32 1992 Office Headquarters of First Financial Bank, Roto-Rooter, and Chemed. Also known as Chemed Center. 8 Hilton Cincinnati Netherland
List of tallest buildings in Cincinnati
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Cincinnati
American chemical company
engaged in diverse business activities. It managed VITAS healthcare and Roto-Rooter for Grace and still manages these two companies to this day. Eleven years
Grace_(company)
American writer, farmer, and comedian
well known for his low pitched voice in the conclusion of a well known Roto-Rooter plumbing ad, and other radio and television advertisements. Fouts was
Tom_Fouts
Violation of trademark rights
These are often referred to as the "Pizzeria Uno" Factors. 5th Circuit Roto-Rooter Corp. v. O’Neal, 513 F.2d 44, 45 (5th Cir. 1975); Scott Fetzer Co. v
Trademark_infringement
Stadium 4,281 Lynchburg Virginia Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League 270 Roto-Rooter Park 4,250 Keizer Oregon Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Mavericks Independent
List of U.S. baseball stadiums by capacity
List_of_U.S._baseball_stadiums_by_capacity
1995 live album by Bootsy's New Rubber Band
9:38 "Cosmic Slop" 3:59 lyrics "Flash Light" 4:46 "Bootzilla" 1:16 "Roto-Rooter" 3:10 Disc Two: "I'd Rather Be With You" 10:45 "A Sacred Place (R.I.P
Keepin'_dah_Funk_Alive_4-1995
1971 board game
paranoid and flush five lids down the john. This will cost you $25 for the Roto-Rooter man." Players must return to the Home square to get more money, and can
Feds_'N'_Heads_(board_game)
American politician and media personality (1929–2012)
"John thinks of himself as a scalpel. I prefer to think of him as a Roto-Rooter," and claiming "Godzilla would make a better Senator than John Conlan
Sam_Steiger
1999 live album by Bootsy's Rubber Band
Psychoticbumpschool – 3:17 Pinocchio Theory – 6:29 Hollywood Squares – 5:42 Roto-rooter – 3:27 Very Yes – 5:31 Can't Stay Away – 6:10 Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber
Live_in_Louisville_1978
American jazz musician
in the song "Cuba Libres" becomes "Tuba Libas", "margaritas" becomes 'Roto-Rooters", "Cutty Sarks" becomes "City Parks", "martinis" becomes "martoonis"
Fay_McKay
Chilean actor, comedian, and folklorist
singer, being a vocalist for the group 3x7 Veintiuna. In the 2002 Cuecazo del Roto Chileno he met Félix Llancafil, voice of Los Chacareros de Paine. Muñoz's
Daniel_Muñoz_(actor)
American reality television series episodes
from the Gutenberg Bible; a 1946 Ziegfeld Follies movie poster; a 1930s Roto Gage stamp viewer; and an antique wire-measuring machine. 483 4 "Buddy, Can
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
Major League Baseball team season
Retrieved March 4, 2026. "J.P. Crawford Injury: Managing shoulder issue". RotoWire. Retrieved March 4, 2026. Crabtree, Curtis (March 25, 2026). "Seattle
2026_Seattle_Mariners_season
Pharmaceutical drug for treating digestive tracts
liquorice root powder JP (mg) (kanzō (甘草)) 150 165 250 chenpi (陳皮, chimpi)) powder (mg) 100 105 100 Japanese belladonna extract JP (mg) (rōto (ロート)) 0
Seirogan
African-American colloquial term
Make a Deal on the N-Word: White folks will stop using it, and black folks will stop pretending that quoting it is saying it," John McWhorter, The Root
Nigga
Season of television series
watering can. The 24-inch pie is then baked for six minutes in their 500-degree roto flex oven. Adam also visited Hoffman's Ice Cream in Point Pleasant Beach
Man_v._Food_season_3
Traditional Colombian cumbia song
Marcelino Canino Salgado. The image of the broken water jug (el cántaro roto) is an old and common metaphor for the loss of virginity in Latin and Latin
La_Múcura
Attempts to understand Easter Island script
corrupted with Tahitian. The verses of Atua Matariri are of the form X ki ꞌai ki roto Y, ka pû te Z "X by copulating with Y produced Z": "Moon (?) by copulating
Decipherment_of_rongorongo
American football player (born 1998)
"Cardinals' Jalen Thompson: Racks up 57 tackles in 2019". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020. Steve Polazzazo (August
Jalen_Thompson
Racial slur against Black people
(Latin for "black") occurs in Latinate scientific nomenclature and is the root word for some homophones of nigger; sellers of niger seed (used as bird feed)
Nigger
American football player (born 1997)
CBSSports.com. RotoWire. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021. "Tavien Feaster: Back on practice squad". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 1
Tavien_Feaster
against alleged 'Nazis' in occupied Ukraine follows Soviet playbook for rooting out real Nazis from Germany after WWII". The Conversation. Retrieved 6
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Overview of how Japanese verbs conjugate
online Japanese dictionary that accepts conjugated terms and returns the root verb [1] Guide to conjugation te form of Japanese verbs [2] List of Free
Japanese_conjugation
Racial slur directed at white people
Retrieved February 15, 2017. "Did White Male Insecurity Kill Jordan Davis? - the Root". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22
Cracker_(term)
2006 studio album by Laura Pausini
or style. Yo canto features "Dispárame, dispara", also known as "Corazón roto"—opening theme of the Mexican telenovela Amar sin límites (2006). Chile's
Io_canto
American football player (born 1990)
"Vikings' Adam Thielen: Leads team in receiving versus Packers". CBSSports.com. RotoWire Staff. September 16, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1
Adam_Thielen
Late 1970s until early 1980s arcade video games
life span of an arcade game was four to six months. Some games like Robby Roto failed because they were too complex to learn quickly. Qix was briefly very
Golden age of arcade video games
Golden_age_of_arcade_video_games
Historical term for Black people
niger, meaning 'black', which itself is probably from a Proto-Indo-European root *nekw-, "to be dark", akin to *nokw-, 'night'. Negro was also used for the
Negro
Spanish pejorative used in Spain for the French and in Mexico for the Americans
school-graduation ceremonies. A possible root is the Catalan word gavatx meaning foreigner[citation needed]. Another possible root derives from the Occitan word
Gabacho
Whatuiāpiti, which is recorded by John Te Herekiekie Grace: E noho e tama i roto i to pa i Te Rotoatara, Hangaia to whare ko Pakewairangi. E piki e tama ki
Te_Whatuiāpiti
Arabic word meaning "slave"
of several plural forms of ʿabd (عبد). The word derives from the Arabic root ع ب د (ʿ-b-d), associated with service, worship and submission. Arabic lexicography
Abeed
the new autonym, 日本 (Japanese Nihon, modern Mandarin Rìběn), literally "root of the sun".[citation needed] The American sinologist Herrlee Glessner Creel
Graphic pejoratives in written Chinese
Graphic_pejoratives_in_written_Chinese
taka mai ana ki te kōpua hōhonu a Rapa e tuhera atu nei, pokopoko ana ia ki roto ("that's because it is a shallow pool; if it had fallen into the deep pool
Rongomaiwahine
American Folklore character and metaphor
rabbit to his house to "take dinner" with him, saying he has some calamus root and will take no excuse. The little boy listening to the story asks if the
Tar-Baby
words the basis for White-European discrimination: If you were to put the roto (literally "broken"), the gaucho, the cholo, the basic element of our popular
Racism_in_Argentina
Reality-based football game
Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 6, 2020. "When Did Fantasy Football Start?". RotoWire. Retrieved September 29, 2026. McCormick, Bret (September 2, 2019). "Rise
Fantasy_football_(gridiron)
Career of professional NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch
February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011. "Kyle Busch: Wins at Bristol". RotoWire. August 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved
NASCAR_career_of_Kyle_Busch
Austrian manufacturer of dental handpieces and turbines
drilling machine in 1959, its first turbine (Turbo 60) in 1960, and its first Roto Quick coupling in 1978.[citation needed] 1979: The first press button chuck
W&H_Dentalwerk
Artificial intelligence program by DeepMind
SE(3)-equivariance was proposed in Fabian Fuchs et al SE(3)-Transformers: 3D Roto-Translation Equivariant Attention Networks Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback
AlphaFold
Pejorative term for Welsh Anglophiles
The son of the farmhouse of the big mountain His grandfather said that his root came from the wild race of the Albion giant. ... Take care at all times In
Dic_Siôn_Dafydd
Māori chieftain
taka mai ana ki te kōpua hōhonu a Rapa e tuhera atu nei, pokopoko ana ia ki roto ("that's because it is a shallow pool; if it had fallen into the deep pool
Kahungunu
American bassist
Ortiz is endorsed by BBE Sound, Gallien-Krueger, G&L Musical Instruments, RotoSound Strings, and Schroeder Superior Sound Cabinets. Ortiz's main bass guitar
Wanda_Ortiz
Arabic word for non-Arabs
traditional etymology, the word Ajam comes from the Semitic root ʿ-j-m. Related forms of the same root include, but are not limited to: mustaʿjim: mute, incapable
Ajam
love potion for Jed and he wants her to stop. Jethro tells Granny about Roto Romance, a computer dating service. After Granny's love potion is a failure
List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes
List_of_The_Beverly_Hillbillies_episodes
Irregular verbs in the Spanish language
ending in -facer) morir → muerto pudrir → podrido poner → puesto romper → roto resolver → resuelto (and other words ending in -solver) ver → visto volver
Spanish_irregular_verbs
City in Mississippi, United States
Leagues, Player Projections, Cheat Sheets, Player Rankings, Draft Guides - RotoWire.com". Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2006
Pascagoula,_Mississippi
2017 studio album by Imagine Dragons
back into the hoariest of tired rock cliches (including what sounds like roto-toms), and plodding grimly towards the summer’s festivals." Evolve debuted
Evolve (Imagine Dragons album)
Evolve_(Imagine_Dragons_album)
Tool used to cut through wood or other materials
is held stationary on the saw's table. Rotary saw or "spiral-cut saw" or "RotoZip": for making accurate cuts, without using a pilot hole, in wallboard,
Saw
Matrix representing a Euclidean rotation
\det R=\pm 1} A rotation is termed proper if det R = 1, and improper (or a roto-reflection) if det R = –1. For even dimensions n = 2k, the n eigenvalues
Rotation_matrix
Ethnic slur
means "herb", or designates the leaves and stem of a plant as opposed to the root. The term is more often used in compound nouns for herbs, and also for cabbage
Kraut
American baseball player (born 1998)
November 27, 2024. "Rays' Austin Shenton: Optioned to minors camp". CBS Sports. RotoWire. March 15, 2024. Topkin, Marc (March 27, 2024). "Rays pick Austin Shenton
Austin_Shenton
Ancestor of the Celtic languages
be subdivided based on the means of derivation from a verb root via a combination of root ablaut grades and suffixes. These derivational classes include:
Proto-Celtic_language
Non-Romani person
that it may come from the proto-Romani word for "peasant" and has the same root as the Romani word gav (village). The word has been borrowed in Bulgarian
Gadjo
Verbs in the Spanish language
perfect is used when the consequences of an event are referred to. Alguien ha roto esta ventana = "Someone has broken this window" (the window is currently
Spanish_verbs
Species of legume
(7.9 to 9.8 in) rainfall belt. In New South Wales it is found from around Roto in the south to around Hungerford in the west and Willow Tree in the east
Acacia_harpophylla
Etymology of placenames derived from Celtic languages
Ratómagos or Ratumacos (on the coins of the Veliocassi tribe). It can be roto-, the word for 'wheel' or 'race', cf. Old Irish roth 'wheel' 'race' or Welsh
Celtic_toponymy
of flat bread, mixed with a quail, pigeon, hare or rabbit stew. Huevos rotos ("broken eggs") everywhere egg dish fried eggs accompanied by French fries
List_of_Spanish_dishes
Persian word for Europeans
Thailand: We're Treated Better Than Africans, and Boy Do We Hate It". The Root. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015
Farang
Defunct UK automotive parts manufacturer
aerospace systems Number of employees 55,000 Subsidiaries Lucas CAV/Simms/RotoDiesel/Condiesel, Girling, Lucas Automotive, Lucas Aerospace, VarityPerkins
LucasVarity
Authoritarian environmentalist ideology
que se entiende que serían poblaciones sobrantes en un planeta que habría roto visiblemente sus límites" ["preserving visibly scarce resources for a select
Ecofascism
American football player (born 1984)
number 8: Drafting Antoine Bethea". stampedeblue.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018. RotoWorld.com Archived December 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Spotrac.com:
Antoine_Bethea
American football player and executive (born 1985)
Retrieved July 17, 2024. "Falcons' Matt Ryan: Career day in loss". CBS Sports. RotoWire. September 23, 2018. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved
Matt_Ryan_(American_football)
Derogatory term for Indians in Southeast Asia
India and its people. The Khmer word Kleng (ក្លិង្គ) derived from the same root. Prior to the introduction of the English word "India", Keling and Jambu
Keling
Racial classification
of being born of Arab and non-Arab parents. Muwallad is derived from the root word WaLaD (Arabic: ولد, direct Arabic transliteration: waw, lam, dal) and
Mulatto
Album
raiding Russians on the compound. What Power Is... Track 1 M-16 Sentimientos Rotos Aceveda ON the watch of Juan Luzano in the beginning. Track 2 Blue Mountain
Music_on_The_Shield
Tool used to create holes
shelves in concrete. The rotary hammer (also known as a rotary hammer drill, roto hammer drill or masonry drill). Standard chucks and parallel-shank carbide-tipped
Drill
Offensive term for a labourer from Asia
(Hindi-Urdu) usage may also have been influenced by Tamil. The Dravidian root word kūli, meaning "wages", is found across most Dravidian languages except
Coolie
Major League Baseball team season
Tsutsugo & David Price also activated". SB Nation. Retrieved May 17, 2021. RotoWire Staff (May 18, 2021). "Dodgers' Alex Vesia: Quick return to majors".
2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season
2021_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season
gesto. Bilingual edition. Translated by Reynol Pérez Vázquez, Madrid: Vaso Roto, 2021, 189 p. ISBN 978-84-123598-0-0 Ране од слободе (The Seventh Gesture)
Tsvetanka_Elenkova
Exonym for an Indigenous people of the circumpolar region
over fifty words for specific types of snow, both because they have more root words for frozen water, but also because they have a rich derivational system
Eskimo
Term for disbelievers in Islam
The word kāfir is the active participle of the verb كَفَرَ, kafara, from root ك-ف-ر K-F-R. As a pre-Islamic term it described farmers burying seeds in
Kafir
56th season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros
Game; Springer 4th Correa 5th". CBS Houston. Retrieved November 3, 2017. RotoWire Staff (August 1, 2017). "Astros' Colin Moran: Undergoes facial surgery"
2017_Houston_Astros_season
Term originally for foreigners, later for people deemed uncivilized
Greeks like gibberish represented by the sounds "bar..bar..;" the alleged root of the word bárbaros, which is an echomimetic or onomatopoeic word. In various
Barbarian
Tractor with only one axle
Richmond Palladium-Item & Sun-Telegram. In 1961 Rototiller, Inc. and the Roto-Ette trademark disappeared. There were also numerous other American manufacturers
Two-wheel_tractor
travel, tourism, insurance
ROTO ROOTER
ROTO ROOTER
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Root.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Primal Root
Girl/Female
African, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
First Root; Sun
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Rollo, ROLO means "famous land."
Male
German
German name RETO means "of Rhaetia," a region in eastern Switzerland.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Beginning; Root
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.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Indonesian, Kenyan
Root
Boy/Male
Muslim
Root, Element, Resolution
Girl/Female
Greek
Pure.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Root; Element; Resolution
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Tamil
The first root
Boy/Male
French, Indian
Foundation; Base; Root
Boy/Male
African, Czechoslovakian, German, Teutonic
Rich
Boy/Male
German Scottish
Red. Surname.
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Her-hor-si-amun.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
The First Root
Male
Chinese
a root.
Female
Egyptian
, the mother of Rameses III.
ROTO ROOTER
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n.
Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with increased rapidity; -- used especially in the phrase con moto, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, andante con moto, a little more rapidly than andante, etc.
v. i.
To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
v. t.
To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.
v. t.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes; as, to rot vegetable fiber.
n.
An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.
n.
A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.
n.
A root.
n.
See Rota.
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.
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.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Rote
n.
The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity only, not divided into joints, leafless and without buds, and having for its offices to fix the plant in the earth, to supply it with moisture and soluble matters, and sometimes to serve as a reservoir of nutriment for future growth. A true root, however, may never reach the ground, but may be attached to a wall, etc., as in the ivy, or may hang loosely in the air, as in some epiphytic orchids.
n.
A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below.
v. t.
To learn or repeat by rote.
n.
An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the root crop.
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.
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