rooting
present participle ofroot
root
verb
uk/ruːt/us/ruːt/rootverb(LOOK)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tolookfor something byturningthings over:
She rootedthrough/amongthepaperson herdesk.
Thepigsrootedforacornsin theforest.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- mudlarking
- nose
- scout
- scratch
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- shakedown
rootverb(PLANT)
[I]
togrowroots:
Thetreesfailedto root and sodied.
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- anther
- be in blossomidiom
- bloom
- blossom
- come out
- double
- female
- flowery
- grow
- head
- in floweridiom
- multi-headed
- photorespiration
- photosynthesize
- pollen
- posy
- stalk
- stamen
Phrasal verbs
root around(somewhere)
root forsomeone
rootsomething/someoneout
rootsomethingout/up
Examplesofrooting
rooting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Rootingdepths were greatly in-uenced by the prevailing temperat u r e s.
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Rootingpatterns in near-isogenic lines of spring wheat for dwarfism.
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In other words, compulsory 'rooting' and 'sifting' of the population went hand in hand with relief efforts.
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The expectedrootingsuccess for over 400 named clones is given.
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For each tree, the central taproot was followed (when present), and excavation progressed until the maximumrootingdepth was reached whenever possible.
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To better focus on the coming mortality period, the few juveniles that displayed signs of early drought, leaf wilting or poorrootingwere ignored.
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Under adequate water supply, the wheat crop generally is irrigated at the crownrooting, tillering, jointing, -owering and dough stages.
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However, there is strong evidence to suggest that vegetative regrowth from lateralrootingof maturing sandalwood is at least as important in regenerating the stock.
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Rootingability of cuttings relates to phylogeny, habitat preference and growth characteristics of tropical rainforest trees.
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Rootingthe measurement of animal-environment relations in natural law and constraints offers the sought-after common basis of perception and action.
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Rootingdepth did not surpass 10 cm for understorey plants and was about twice as deep for gap plants.
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Alley trees can grow on degraded land and restore nutrients to the land due to their deeprootingpattern12.
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Whilst fossorial crabs themselves may be restricted by the hard, dense clay substrate that supports a thickrootingmat, the unanswered question remains: are seedlings restricted by sandy soils?
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Apparently this decision has been taken almost without any real thought of the consequentrooting-up of families who by tradition have been based upon this place for 150 years.
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The horticultural layering process typically involves wounding the target region to expose the inner stem and optionally applyingrootingcompounds.
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