Tuber

noun

1. The usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
2. Any subterranean plant part (such as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock, or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible
3. The part of a tooth within the socket
4. The enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin
5. The proximal end of a nerve
6. The part of an organ or physical structure by which it is attached to the body

   "the root of the tongue"

7. Something that is an origin or source (as of a condition or quality)

   "… the love of money is the root of all evil …"

8. One or more progenitors of a group of descendants
9. An underlying support basis
10. The essential core heart
11. Close relationship with an environment tie
12. A quantity taken an indicated number of times as an equal factor

    "2 is a fourth root of 16."

13. A number that reduces an equation to an identity when it is substituted for one variable
14. The lower part base
15. The part by which an object is attached to something else
16. The simple element inferred as the basis from which a word is derived by phonetic change or by extension (such as composition or the addition of an affix or inflectional ending)
17. The lowest tone of a chord (such as C in a C minor chord) when the tones are arranged in ascending thirds
18. A level of access to a computer system that allows complete access to files on the system and complete control over the system's functions

verb

1. To furnish with or enable to develop roots
2. To fix or implant by or as if by roots
3. To remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots
4. To grow roots or take root
5. To have an origin or base

verb

1. To turn up or dig in the earth with the snout grub
2. To poke or dig about
3. To turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light

verb

1. To noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team cheer
2. To wish the success of or lend support to someone or something

biographical name

1. Elihu 1845–1937 American lawyer and statesman

noun

1. The compact mass of roots and soil formed by a plant especially in a container

   "If there are large circling roots or you have a difficult time straightening the roots, the root ball should be thinned and the soil loosened before planting."

noun

1. A sweetened, usually carbonated, brown beverage flavored with extracts of roots (such as sarsaparilla or sassafras) and herbs (such as wintergreen) or with artificial flavorings

adjective

1. Having roots formed into a dense, tangled mass that allows little or no space for further growth

   "These plants have a natural tendency to become root-bound, with their roots growing in a spiralling mass. This condition can be accelerated by tight, clay-like soils and shallow, frequent waterings which encourage corresponding shallow, lateral rooting."

noun

1. The part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth

noun

1. A protective cap of parenchyma cells that covers the terminal meristem in most root tips