root In vascular plants, the roots are the plant organ, 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 bel ...

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) (), a 1955 Mexican drama * '' Poor Relatives'', 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) In the music theory of harmony, the root is a specific Note (music), note that names and typifies a given chord (music), chord. Chords are often spoken about in terms of their root, their Chord quality, quality, and their Chord extensions, exten ...

, the fundamental note of a chord *

Roots music (disambiguation) Roots music may refer to: * American folk music * Americana (music), a style incorporating early blues, country, folk, rhythm and blues, and rock influences * Folk music * Rasin, Haitian roots music * Roots reggae * Roots revival, a trend which in ...

Groups and individuals

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

Root! Root! was an Australian rock music, 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 through a ...

, an Australian alt-country band *

The Roots The Roots are an American Hip-hop, hip hop band formed in 1987 by singer Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Questlove, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''T ...

, 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'', a 1999 album by

Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running ...

* ''Roots'' (Blue Mountain album), 2001 * ''Roots'' (Shawn McDonald album), 2008 * '' R.O.O.T.S.'', a 2009 album by Flo Rida * ''Roots'' (Johnny Winter album), 2011 * ''Roots'' (EP), 2013, by Orla Gartland * ''Roots'' (The Cavemen album), 2020 *''Roots'', an album by

Martin Fröst Martin Fröst (born 14 December 1970) is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor. As a clarinetist, he performs internationally and is considered one of the most renowned instrumental soloists ever. He is the first clarinetist to be awarded ...

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 a ...

'' * "

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 Far'' (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, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, either oral or written, of what they know or claim to know. A witness might be compelled to provide testimony in court, before a grand jur ...

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

Parmalee Parmalee is an American country music band from Parmele, North Carolina. The band consists of brothers Matt Thomas (lead vocals, guitar) and Scott Thomas (drums), along with their cousin Barry Knox (bass) and Josh McSwain (guitar). They are sign ...

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

Ritual A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally ...

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

Galantis Galantis is a Swedish electronic music act consisting of producer Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson. Formerly, they were a duo, alongside rising musician Style of Eye, until he decided to part ways with the project shortly after their second albu ...

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

Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida ( ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low (Flo Rida song), Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the ...

Television

* ''Roots'' (1977 miniseries), based upon the Alex Haley novel * ''Roots'' (2016 miniseries), remake of the 1977 miniseries * '' .hack//Roots'', a 2006 anime series created by Bee Train * "The Roots" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), a 2016 episode * "Roots" (''Doctors''), a 2003 episode * "Roots" (''Get a Life''), a 1991 episode * "Roots" (''Haven''), a 2011 episode * "Roots" (''One Day at a Time'') a 2018 episode

Businesses

* Root, Inc., an American insurance company * Roots Canada, a clothing brand with stores worldwide * Roots (restaurant), a Michelin starred restaurant in York, in England

Computing

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

ROOT In vascular plants, the roots are the plant organ, 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 bel ...

, an object-oriented multipurpose data analysis package developed by CERN * root, a name for the

superuser In computing, the superuser is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be root, administrator, admin or supervisor. In some cases, the actual name of the ...

account in some operating systems *

Root directory In a Computing, computer file system, and primarily used in the Unix and Unix-like operating systems, the root directory is the first or top-most Directory (computing), directory in a hierarchy. It can be likened to the trunk of a Tree (data st ...

, 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 co ...

, 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 is any complex number that yields 1 when exponentiation, raised to some positive integer power . Roots of unity are used in many branches of mathematics, and are especially important in number theory, the theory ...

, a complex number which is an th root of one * Root of an equation, a solution of the equation *

Root of a function 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 ...

, more meaningfully called ''zero of a function'', an argument for which the function evaluates to zero *

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 vector space, 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 ...

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 path, or equivalently a connected acyclic undirected graph. A forest is an undirected graph in which any two vertices are connected by path, or equi ...

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

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

Places

Root, Switzerland Root is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lucerne (district), Lucerne in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Lucerne (canton), Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of Honau, Switzerland ...

, a municipality in the district of Lucerne *

Root River (disambiguation) Root River may refer to: Canada *Root River (Northwest Territories), a tributary of the Mackenzie River *Root River (Algoma District), a tributary of the St. Marys River *Root River (Kenora District), a tributary of Lac Seul United States

*Roo ...

United States

* Roots, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Jackson County * Root, New York, a town in Montgomery County * Roots, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Blair County *

Root Township, Adams County, Indiana Root Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,033, up from 4,443 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99 ...

Other uses

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

Root (linguistics) A root (also known as a root word or radical) 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 core form of a word * Roots, one's

cultural heritage Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by socie ...

* Root, Australasian slang for

sexual intercourse Sexual intercourse (also coitus or copulation) is a sexual activity typically involving the insertion of the Erection, erect male Human penis, penis inside the female vagina and followed by Pelvic thrust, thrusting motions for sexual pleasure ...