deep root

collocation in English

meaningsofdeepandroot

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withroot.
deep
adjective
uk
/diːp/us
/diːp/
going or being a long way down from the top or surface, or being of a particular distance from the top to ...
See more atdeep
root
noun[C]
uk
/ruːt/us
/ruːt/
the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in ...
See more atroot

(Definition ofdeepandrootfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeep root

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Evidence of faulting, however, is restricted to this profile, and there is no evidence of anydeeprootto the structure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thedeeprootsystems apparently allowed the saplings to access deep underground water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rapidly germinating seedlings could emerge and producedeeprootsystems before the upper layers of the soil dried out, hardened or became dangerously hot.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It suggests that breeders should select for wide,deeprootplate spread and wide stems with increased material strength of the stem wall.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He regarded this mechanico-corpuscularian philosophy as thedeeprootof all contemporary social discontents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Semi-evergreen and short-deciduous trees show adaptations such asdeeprootsystems with access to subsoil water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Strong stomatal control, anddeeprootsystems seem to be favourable plant adaptations in tropical heath forests where water deficits probably occur regularly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I am sure that the influence came out of the sociology courses and related activities of the 1960s, but they took adeeprootin our teacher education courses.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Centro is highly drought tolerant because of itsdeeprootsystem, making it capable of using groundwater if no other water is available.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is drought tolerant due to itsdeeprootstructure.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This plant may be an annual or perennial which grows from adeeproot.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Along with organic matter, it provides an environment with good water retention capacity for vines to establish adeeprootsystem.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The development of strong plants and adeeprootsystem requires full sun.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Because of itsdeeprootsystem, it keeps its leaves in the dry months of summer in all but the most severe drought years.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The fore dunes begin at the high tide line, where only low growing plants withdeeprootsystems (such as sand verbena) can live.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thisdeeprootsystem makes the vetiver plant very drought-tolerant and difficult to dislodge by strong current.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Tall fescue has adeeprootsystem compared to other cool season grasses.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Without adeeprootsystem, a field can become unsafe due to footing issues.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The native plants used in wildflower gardens often havedeeprootsystems.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdeep
Go to the definition ofroot
See other collocations withroot