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salsify vs root

root vs salsify

salsify and root both are nouns.

salsify is not a verb while root is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
salsify Yes No No No
root Yes No Yes No
As nouns, root is a hypernym of salsify; that is, root is a word with a broader meaning than salsify:
  • salsify: edible root of the salsify plant
  • root: (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
salsify (noun) root (noun)
either of two long roots eaten cooked the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
edible root of the salsify plant a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
salsify (verb) root (verb)
take root and begin to grow
cause to take roots
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
dig with the snout
plant by the roots
cheer for
come into existence, originate
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