roots

/ ruːts /

adjective

1. (of popular music) going back to the origins of a style, esp in being genuine and unpretentious

   roots rock

Roots

1. (1976) A Pulitzer Prize –winning novel by the African-American author Alex Haley, later made into a popular television drama. It traces a black American man's heritage to Africa, where his ancestors had been captured and sold as slaves.

Other Word Forms

• rootsy adjective

Example Sentences

When wheat roots release this extra compound into the surrounding soil, it assists specific bacteria that can convert nitrogen from the air into a form that nearby plants can absorb.

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Now, chefs of various cultural backgrounds are trying to get in on the action by crafting turkey dishes that speak to their roots.

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But “if you lose your cultural front, you lose your identity, your heritage, your roots with this land,” he said.

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"It helped me connect to my roots," explains King.

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Scandinavian studies scholars Roland Scheel and Simon Hauke are examining at the Cluster of Excellence how the medieval roots of the 'pagan North' shaped later interpretations and how these ideas have evolved over time.

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