wroot

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A form of 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.

OriginMiddle English wroten ← Old English wrōtan ← Proto-West Germanic *wrōtan →
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Meanings

verbwroot (third-person singular simple present wroots, present participle wrooting, simple past wrooted, past participle wrooted or wroten)

present singular third person wroots · participle present wrooting · past wrooted · participle past wrooted · participle past wroten · alternative wrut · alternative wrote · alternative wroote

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of root (“to dig or burrow with the snout”)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wer-“to tear, rip, shred”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wrōtaną“to dig, burrow, stir up”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wrōtan
  4. Old Englishwrōtan
  5. Middle Englishwroten
  6. Englishwroot

From Middle English wroten, from Old English wrōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtan, from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig, burrow, stir up”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to tear, rip, shred”).

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APA

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MLA

“wroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wroot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wroot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wroot.

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