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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [red-root, -roo t]
- /ˈrɛdˌrut, -ˌrʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [red-root, -roo t]
- /ˈrɛdˌrut, -ˌrʊt/
Definitions of redroot word
- noun redroot a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color. 1
- noun redroot any of various other plants having red roots, as the alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria, pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus, and New Jersey tea, Ceanothus americanus. 1
- noun redroot a bog plant, Lachnanthes tinctoria, of E North America, having woolly yellow flowers and roots that yield a red dye: family Haemodoraceae 0
- noun redroot any of various plants with red roots, as 0
- noun redroot a small shrub (genus Ceanothus) of the buckthorn family 0
- noun redroot a marsh plant (Lachnanthes tinctoria) of the bloodwort family, with sword-shaped leaves and flat clusters of small, woolly, yellow flowers, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. 0
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Origin of redroot
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1700-10; red1 + root1
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Parts of speech for Redroot
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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redroot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
redroot usage trend in Literature
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