roots

British  

/ ruːts /

adjective

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

   roots rock

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Roots Cultural  

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.

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Other Word Forms

• rootsy adjective

Example Sentences

But there remain notable holdouts, such as Fendi, owned by French conglomerate LVMH, a storied Italian luxury brand whose roots are in fur.

From Barron's

Leaders were at the roots and the chart’s many branches showing how information flowed through the company and rail lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

From a distance, the tall grass made the terrain look smooth, but it was anything but: full of rocks and roots and tiny coarse bushes grabbing at your feet.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fungi, known as mycorrhizal, form partnerships with tree roots and act as underground support networks, helping trees access nutrients and water in exchange for carbon.

From BBC

"The Grace and the Leon roots, I think they are going to be very well combined."

From BBC