Rootless: alternatives and connections

To lay bare, as the roots of a tree.

The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.

The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots.

A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.

A disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; -- called also fingers and toes.

An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and…

To tear up by the roots; to draw away.

A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the…

An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europaeum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephal…

The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.

To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold.

A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.

Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the second.

A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc…

Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections, hopes, etc.; as, to…

A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to severa…

A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive…