Root

Noun The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food, The bottom or supporting part of something, The condition of being settled and of belonging to a particular place or society, intransitive verb_ To be the source or origin of, To plant and fix the roots of (a plant) in soil or the ground, To give moral support to someone; hope for a favorable outcome for someone