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to take root
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to
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take
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root
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root
noun
roots
raíz (de una planta)
;
origen, raíz
;
centro, nucleo
Example sentences of
root
noun
•
Elm trees have shallow
roots
.
•
Pull weeds up by the
roots
so that they don't grow back.
•
You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark
roots
are showing.
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Synonyms of
root
noun
origin
,
source
,
inception
,
provenance
,
genesis
,
birth
,
start
,
beginning
,
outset
,
core
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