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Noun: root word
  1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
    "thematic vowels are part of the root word";
    - root, base, stem, theme, radical

Derived forms: root words

Type of: descriptor, form, signifier, word form

Encyclopedia: Root word

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root cellar
root climber
root crop
root for
root hair
root on
root out
root rot
root system
root vegetable
root word
rootage
rootbound
rooted
rooter
rooter skunk
rooting
rooting reflex
rootkit
rootle
rootless