![](http://image.absoluteastronomy.com/images//topicimages/noimage.gif)
Roots (play)
WordNet
noun
(1) The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
"His roots in Texas go back a long way"
"He went back to Sweden to search for his roots"
"His music has African roots"
WiktionaryText
Noun
roots plural
- Plural form of root
- The roots of a tree provide it with water.
- Ancestors
- I have both Irish and German roots
- Beginnings
- Jazz has its roots in blues