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

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.

(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)

(computing) Alternative spelling of rootkit

(literally, of a plant) Having deep roots; (of a non-living object) deeply and firmly embedded (in the ground, etc.). / (figuratively) Firmly established in thought or behaviour and difficult to change.

To dig or pull up by the roots; to deracinate.

(phytopathology) Any of several plant fungal diseases caused by having over-wet roots.

(anatomy) The hollow part of the root of a tooth, containing the nerve and blood vessels. / (dentistry) A surgical operation on a root canal, typically filling it with gutta-percha.

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

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