Wurzel

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction

• These words are derived from the same root.

  Die Wörter sind von derselben Wurzel abgeleitet.

  Tatoeba · Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR

• The root of the problem is a lack of communication between departments.

  Die Ursache des Problems liegt im Mangel an Kommunikation zwischen den Abteilungen.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Wurzel

A root vegetable

Wurzel

The primary source; origin

Wurzel

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in placeselten

Wurzel

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in placeselten

Wurzel

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treatedselten

Wurzel

The section of a wing immediately adjacent to the fuselageselten

Wurzel

The bottom of the thread of a threaded objectselten

Wurzel

Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expressionselten

Wurzel

A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”)selten

To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow

• The future is rooted in the present.

  Die Zukunft wurzelt in der Gegenwart.

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Who are you rooting for?

  Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings

To fix firmly; to establish

To get root or privileged access on (a computer system or mobile phone), often through bypassing some security mechanism