root In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the su ...

is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

* ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing on African-American culture * The Roots, a location in the video game '' Kya: Dark Lineage''

Films

* ''Roots'' (film) ( es, Raíces, link=no), a 1955 Mexican drama * ''

Poor Relatives ''Poor Relatives'' (russian: Бедные родственники, Bednye Rodstvenniki), also released as ''Roots'', is a 2005 Russian black comedy film directed by Pavel Lungin. The film tells the story of a Russian grifter who defrauds foreign ...

'', also released as ''Roots'', a 2005 Russian film * ''Roots'', the English title for the 2019 Tamil film '' Sethum Aayiram Pon''

Literature and stage plays

* ''Koreni'' (novel) (English: ''The Roots''), a 1954 novel by Serbian author Dobrica Ćosić * ''Roots'' (play), a 1958 play by Arnold Wesker * '' Roots: The Saga of an American Family'', a 1976 novel by Alex Haley about slavery in the United States

Music

* Root (chord), the fundamental note of a chord * Roots music (disambiguation)

Groups and individuals

Root (band) Root is a Czech black metal band. Biography Root were formed by vocalist Big Boss and guitarist Blackie in late 1987.Root (singer), a Japanese singer *

Root! Root! (stylised ROOT!) was an Australian rock band from Melbourne formed in 2005. Their music combines alt-country, blues and indie rock with elements of spoken word, satire, social commentary and post-modernism. They have gained attention thr ...

, an Australian alt-country band * The Roots, a hip-hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Albums and EPs

* ''Roots'' (Idrees Sulieman album), 1958 * ''Roots'' (The Everly Brothers album), 1968 * ''Roots'' (Curtis Mayfield album), 1971 * '' Roots: John Lennon Sings the Great Rock & Roll Hits'', 1975 * ''Roots'' (Slide Hampton album), 1985 * ''Roots'' (Sepultura album), 1996 * ''Roots'' (Cedar Walton album), 1997 * ''Root'' (album), 1999, by Thurston Moore * ''Roots'' (Blue Mountain album), 2001 * ''Roots'' (Shawn McDonald album), 2008 * ''

R.O.O.T.S. ''R.O.O.T.S.'' (short for ''Route of Overcoming the Struggle'') is the second studio album by American rapper Flo Rida. It was released on March 24, 2009, by Poe Boy Entertainment and Atlantic Records.''Roots'' (Johnny Winter album), 2011 * ''Roots'' (Orla Gartland EP), 2013 * ''Roots'' (The Cavemen album), 2020 *''Roots'', an album by

Martin Fröst Martin Fröst (born 14 December 1970) is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor. He is principal conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. He is also a developer of multimedia projects with music, choreography and light design, in which he appea ...

Songs

* "Root", a song by Deftones on the 1995 album ''

Adrenaline Adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, is a hormone and medication which is involved in regulating visceral functions (e.g., respiration). It appears as a white microcrystalline granule. Adrenaline is normally produced by the adrenal glands an ...

'' * "

The Root "The Root" is a song by American recording artist D'Angelo. It is the eighth track on his second studio album, ''Voodoo'', which was released on January 25, 2000, by Virgin Records. "The Root" was recorded and produced by D'Angelo at New York's ...

", a song by D'Angelo, on the 2000 album ''Voodoo'' * "Roots", by the band Spunge on their 2002 album ''

The Story So Far The Story So Far may refer to: __NOTOC__ Books * ''The Story of Sar'' (book), a 2003 book by Bhawana Somaaya Films * ''The Story So Far'' (2001 film), a film about the band Sick of It All * ''The Story So Far'' (2002 film), a documentary about ...

'' * "Roots", a song on the 2006 Show of Hands album ''

Witness In law, a witness is someone who has knowledge about a matter, whether they have sensed it or are testifying on another witnesses' behalf. In law a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, e ...

'' * "Roots" (Imagine Dragons song) * "Roots", a 2016 song by the band

Parmalee Parmalee is an American country music band consisting of brothers Matt Thomas (lead vocals, guitar) and Scott Thomas (drums), along with their cousin Barry Knox (bass) and Josh McSwain (guitar), who is a best friend since childhood. They are si ...

* "Roots", by the band In This Moment on their 2017 album ''

Ritual A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed according to a set sequence. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized ...

'' * " Roots (World Junior Song)", a 2018 by The Reklaws * "Roots", a 2019 song by

Galantis Galantis is a Swedish electronic dance music production, songwriting and DJ duo consisting of Christian Karlsson and Linus Eklöw. Karlsson is also known as Bloodshy as part of two other musical groups, a duo (Bloodshy & Avant) and a trio (Mi ...

and Valerie Broussard * "R.O.O.T.S.", a 2009 song by Flo Rida

Television

* '' .hack//Roots'', a 2006 anime series created by Bee Train * "Roots", a 1990 episode of the American television sitcom '' Get a Life'' * "Roots" (''Haven''), a television episode *

Root Sports AT&T Sports Networks, LLC (ATTSN) is a group of regional sports networks in the United States that primarily own and operate AT&T Sports Networks (founded in 2009, as Liberty Sports Holdings, later DirecTV Sports Networks, LLC). It is owned by ...

, a sports television network in the United States * "Root", code name of a fictional hacker in the TV series '' Person of Interest'' * ''Roots'' (1977 miniseries), based upon the novel * '' Roots: The Next Generations'', a 1979 sequel miniseries also based upon the novel * '' Roots: The Gift'', a 1988 television film set between the second and third episodes of the original miniseries * ''Roots'' (2016 miniseries), a remake of the 1977 miniseries * "Roots", an episode of the television series ''One Day at a Time''

Businesses

* Root, Inc., an American insurance company * Roots Canada, a clothing brand with stores worldwide

Computing

* /root, the Unix superuser's home directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard *

ROOT In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the su ...

, an object-oriented multipurpose data analysis package * root, a name for the superuser account in some operating systems * Root directory, the first or top-most directory in a hierarchy *

Root node In computer science, a tree is a widely used abstract data type that represents a hierarchical tree structure with a set of connected nodes. Each node in the tree can be connected to many children (depending on the type of tree), but must be con ...

, the node in a tree data structure from which every other node is accessible * ROOTS (software), a series of genealogy programs

Mathematics

* th root of a number **

Root of unity In mathematics, a root of unity, occasionally called a de Moivre number, is any complex number that yields 1 when raised to some positive integer power . Roots of unity are used in many branches of mathematics, and are especially important ...

, a complex number which is an th root of one * Root of an equation, a solution of the equation * Root of a function, more meaningfully called ''zero of a function'', an argument for which the function evaluates to zero *

Root of a polynomial In mathematics, a zero (also sometimes called a root) of a real-, complex-, or generally vector-valued function f, is a member x of the domain of f such that f(x) ''vanishes'' at x; that is, the function f attains the value of 0 at x, or equ ...

, a zero of the corresponding polynomial function *

Digital root The digital root (also repeated digital sum) of a natural number in a given radix is the (single digit) value obtained by an iterative process of summing digits, on each iteration using the result from the previous iteration to compute a digit su ...

, the sum of a number's digits * Any of the elements of a

root system In mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties. The concept is fundamental in the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras, especially the classification and representatio ...

of vectors * One designated vertex of a

rooted tree In graph theory, a tree is an undirected graph in which any two vertices are connected by ''exactly one'' path, or equivalently a connected acyclic undirected graph. A forest is an undirected graph in which any two vertices are connected by ''a ...

in graph theory * The root or base of a number system

Parts of objects

* Root of the hair * Root of penis *

Wing root The wing root is the part of the wing on a fixed-wing aircraft or winged-spaceship that is closest to the fuselage The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, o ...

, an aircraft part * The root of a mountain, in orogeny * The bottom part of a

tooth A tooth ( : teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores and omnivores, also use teeth to help with capturing or wounding prey, t ...

People

* Root (surname), a family name *

Roots Manuva Rodney Hylton Smith, better known by his stage name Roots Manuva (born 9 September 1972), is a British rapper and producer. Since his debut in 1994, he has produced numerous albums and singles on the label Big Dada, achieving commercial succ ...

(born 1972), British rapper * Rutaba Yaqub, Saudi Arabian singer, also known as "Roots" * Root, Japanese singer from Strawberry prince * Elmar Roots (1900-1962), Estonian veterinarian *

Byron Root Pierce Byron Root Pierce (September 20, 1829 – July 10, 1924) was an American dentist who served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was noted for fighting at First Manassas and during the Peninsula and Seven Days Campaigns. Pierce ...

(1829-1924), American dentist and American Civil War veteran

Places

Root, Switzerland Root is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Geography Root has an area of . Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17% is sett ...

, a municipality in the district of Lucerne * Root River (disambiguation)

United States

* Roots, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Jackson County *

Root, New York Root is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,715 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Erastus Root, a legislator in the early Federal period. The Town of Root is in the south-central part of the county ...

, a town in Montgomery County * Roots, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Blair County

Other uses

* ''Root'' (board game), a game published by Leder Games *

Root (Chinese constellation) The Root mansion (氐宿, pinyin: Dī Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellation Traditional Chinese astronomy has a system of dividing the celestial sphere into asterisms or constellations, known as "officials" ...

Root (linguistics) A root (or root word) is the core of a word that is irreducible into more meaningful elements. In morphology, a root is a morphologically simple unit which can be left bare or to which a prefix or a suffix can attach. The root word is the prim ...

, the core form of a word * Roots, one's cultural heritage * Root, Australasian slang for sexual intercourse