A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients.
Root or roots may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media The Root (magazine), an online magazine focusing on African-American culture The Roots, a location in the video game Kya: Dark Lineage
Films Roots (film) (), a 1955 Mexican drama Poor Relatives, also released as Roots, a 2005 Russian film Roots, the English title for the 2019 Tamil film Sethum Aayiram Pon
Literature and stage plays Koreni (novel) (English: The Roots), a 1954 novel by Serbian author Dobrica Ćosić Roots (play), a 1958 play by Arnold Wesker Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a 1976 novel by Alex Haley about slavery in the United States
Music Root (chord), the fundamental note of a chord Roots music (disambiguation)
Groups and individuals Root (band), a Czech metal band Root (singer), a Japanese singer Root!, an Australian alt-country band The Roots, a hip-hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Albums and EPs Roots (Idrees Sulieman album), 1958 Roots (The Everly Brothers album), 1968 Roots (Curtis Mayfield album), 1971 Roots: John Lennon Sings the Great Rock & Roll Hits, 1975 Roots (Slide Hampton album), 1985 Roots (Sepultura album), 1996 Roots (Cedar Walton album), 1997 Root, a 1999 album by Thurston Moore Roots (Blue Mountain album), 2001 Roots (Shawn McDonald album), 2008 R.O.O.T.S., a 2009 album by Flo Rida Roots (Johnny Winter album), 2011 Roots (EP), 2013, by Orla Gartland Roots (The Cavemen album), 2020 Roots, an album by Martin Fröst
Songs "Root", a song by Deftones on the 1995 album Adrenaline "The Root", a song by D'Angelo, on the 2000 album Voodoo "Roots", by the band Spunge on their 2002 album The Story So Far "Roots", a song on the 2006 Show of Hands album Witness "Roots" (song), a song by Imagine Dragons "Roots", a 2016 song by the band Parmalee "Roots", by the band In This Moment on their 2017 album Ritual "Roots (World Junior Song)", a 2018 by The Reklaws "Roots", a 2019 song by Galantis and Valerie Broussard "R.O.O.T.S.", a 2009 song by Flo Rida
Television Roots (1977 miniseries), based upon the Alex Haley novel Roots (2016 miniseries), remake of the 1977 miniseries .hack//Roots, a 2006 anime series created by Bee Train "The Roots" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a 2016 episode "Roots" (Doctors), a 2003 episode "Roots" (Get a Life), a 1991 episode "Roots" (Haven), a 2011 episode "Roots" (One Day at a Time) a 2018 episode
Businesses Root, Inc., an American insurance company Roots Canada, a clothing brand with stores worldwide Roots (restaurant), a Michelin starred restaurant in York, in England Roots Blower Company, an n American engineering founded by Philander and Francis Roots
Computing /root, the Unix superuser's home directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard ROOT, an object-oriented multipurpose data analysis package developed by CERN root, a name for the superuser account in some operating systems Root directory, the first or top-most directory in a hierarchy Root node, the node in a tree data structure from which every other node is accessible ROOTS (software), a series of genealogy programs
Mathematics
th root of a number Root of unity, a complex number which is an th root of one Root of an equation, a solution of the equation Root of a function, more meaningfully called zero of a function, an argument for which the function evaluates to zero Digital root, the sum of a number's digits Any of the elements of a root system of vectors One designated vertex of a rooted tree in graph theory The root or base of a number system
NGOs Roots – Judur – Shorashim, a peace organization for Palestinians and Israelis
People Root (surname), a family name Roots Manuva (born 1972), British rapper Rutaba Yaqub, Saudi Arabian singer, also known as "Roots" Root, Japanese singer from Strawberry prince Elmar Roots (1900–1962), Estonian veterinarian Byron Root Pierce (1829–1924), American dentist and American Civil War veteran
Places Root, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Lucerne Root River (disambiguation)
United States Roots, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Jackson County Root, New York, a town in Montgomery County Roots, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Blair County Root Township, Adams County, Indiana
Other uses Root (board game), a game published by Leder Games Root (Chinese constellation) Root (linguistics), the core form of a word Root (robot), an educational robot Roots, one's cultural heritage Root, Australasian slang for sexual intercourse Roots Blower, a type of supercharger invented by Philander and Francis Roots
See also Root of all evil (disambiguation) Root cause (disambiguation)
Rooter (disambiguation) Rootes (disambiguation) Rooting (disambiguation) Radix (disambiguation) Rut (disambiguation) Solution (disambiguation)