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  • 101root — 1. noun 1) a plant s roots Syn: rootstock, tuber, rootlet; Botany rhizome, radicle 2) the root of the problem Syn: source, origin, germ, beginning(s), genesis; cause, reason …

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  • 102heel — I. /hil / (say heel) noun 1. (in humans) the back part of the foot, below and behind the ankle. 2. an analogous part in other vertebrates. 3. either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse. 4. the part of a stocking, shoe, or the like,… …

  • 103stock — [stäk] n. [ME stocke < OE stocc, akin to Ger stock, Du stok, a stick < IE base * (s)teu , to strike, chop > STUMP, STUB] 1. the trunk of a tree 2. Archaic a) a tree stump b) a wooden block or log …

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  • 104plant´like´ — plant «plant, plahnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. any living thing that is not an animal; a vegetable, in the widest sense. A plant is traditionally distinguished from an animal by the absence of locomotion and of special organs of sensation and… …

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