rootball

English

noun

Definitions

The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.

Etymology

Compound from English root (dig up, cheer for) + English ball (testicle, round object).

Origin

English

ball

Gloss

testicle, round object

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Calvinball English
Moneyball English
Polandball English
Q-ball English
airball English
alumroot English
arrowroot English
backball English
ball English
ball player English
ball-breaker English
ball-buster English
ball-goer English
ball-like English
ballache English
ballbag English
ballbusting English
ballcap English
ballclub English
ballcock English
ballcourt English
baller English
ballfield English
ballgag English
ballgoer English
ballgown English
ballhair English
ballhandler English
ballhandling English
ballhawk English
ballhead English
balljoint English
balljuice English
ballkicker English
ballless English
balllike English
ballmaker English
ballpark English
ballplaying English
ballpoint English
ballproof English
ballrace English
ballroom English
ballsac English
ballsack English
ballstock English
ballsucker English
ballyard English
balsamroot English
bandyball English
bareroot English
baseball English
basketball English
beachball English
beanball English
beetroot English
birthroot English
biscuitroot English
bitterroot English
blackball English
blackroot English
bladderball English
bloodroot English
blowball English
bollock English
bow ball English
boxball English
brainball English
breadroot English
broomball English
bucketball English
bunnyball English
butterball English
buttonball English
cabbageball English
caneball English
cannonball English
carpetball English
catchball English
cheeseball English
chinaroot English
clubroot English
colicroot English
coralroot English
corkball English
cornball English
crinkleroot English
crudball English
cumball English
curveball English
deball English
dirtball English
disco ball English
disroot English
dodgeball English
doughball English
dragonroot English
dungball English
dustball English
earball English
eggball English
eight-ball English
enroot English
eyeball English
fernroot English
feverroot English
fieldball English
fingerroot English
fireball English
fishball English
fistball English
flagball English
flagroot English
flash-ball English
floorball English
fluffball English
flutterball English
flyball English
football English
forkball English
fourball English
freeball English
fuckball English
furball English
fuzzball English
ghostball English
glitterball English
glueball English
goalball English
goofball English
grassroot English
greaseball English
gumball English
gyroball English
hairball English
half-ball English
handball English
hardball English
heelball English
highball English
hipball English
hornball English
horseball English
hyperball English
iceball English
inkball English
junkball English
kickball English
kittenball English
knotroot English
knuckleball English
korfball English
lardball English
laundry ball English
lawyerball English
manroot English
matball English
meatball English
metaball English
midroot English
moonball English
moorball English
mothball English
motoball English
mudball English
multiball English
multiroot English
murderball English
mushball English
muskball English
muskroot English
myoball English
nanoball English
nerf ball English
netball English
niggerball English
nonball English
nonroot English
nutball English
oddball English
onballer English
orangeroot English
outroot English
paddleball English
paintball English
patball English
physioball English
pickleball English
pigroot English
pinball English
pinkroot English
pithball English
playball English
pokeroot English
preball English
puffball English
pukeball English
punchball English
pushball English
puttyroot English
racketball English
racquetball English
redroot English
reroot English
riceroot English
rollerball English
roofball English
root English
root bark English
root-fallen English
rootable English
rootbark English
rootbound English
rootcap English
rooter English
rootery English
rootest English
rooteth English
rootfinder English
rootfinding English
roothold English
roothole English
rooting English
rootkit English
rootle English
rootless English
rootlet English
rootlike English
rootogram English
rootrot English
rootstock English
rootward English
rootwork English
rootworker English
rootworm English
rooty English
rootzone English
roseroot English
roundball English
rubber ball blast grenade English
sandball English
screwball English
scruffball English
scuffball English
scumball English
shitball English
sinkerball English
skittleball English
slamball English
sleazeball English
slimeball English
sloshball English
slowball English
slushball English
smallball English
smokeball English
smut-ball English
snakeroot English
snotball English
snowball English
soaproot English
softball English
sootball English
sourball English
speedball English
spit-ball English
spitball English
sportsball English
squawroot English
stage ball English
stickball English
stinkball English
stoneroot English
stoopball English
streetball English
sunroot English
superball English
sweetroot English
swingball English
tape ball English
taproot English
tarball English
tetherball English
throwball English
towball English
townball English
trackball English
trackerball English
trapball English
tunnelball English
turdball English
typeball English
unball English
uniball English
uniballer English
unroot English
uproot English
volleyball English
wallball English
wash-ball English
washing ball English
webroot English
wireball English
wogball English
woodball English
woodsball English
wormroot English
yellowroot English
bola gato Portuguese
root Portuguese
ボール Japanese
bal Middle English
rote Middle English
บอล Thai
ลูกบอล Thai
ဘော Burmese
root Chinese
波霸 Chinese
ibhola Zulu
*r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
ibhola Xhosa
ibhola Swati
bal Hausa
波霸 Cantonese
bol Bislama
bɔɔlɔ Akan
bool Bwatoo