plural of root rot

(music) a position of a chord when the root is the lowest note

plural of root position

Of a plant, that has become too large and heavy to support itself, and has fallen over, so uprooting itself.

To remove or abolish completely. / To search for and discover.

(idiomatic) An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

(transitive) The action of identifying the cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. To root cause something's root cause does not necessarily imply the use of root cause analysis (RCA).

A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things.

Ginger, the underground stem, or rhizome, of the plant Zingiber officinale.

(US) The root of the liquorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavoring with an anise scent is extracted. / Glycyrrhiza, especially Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice)