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Etymology

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root +‎ -y

Adjective

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rooty (comparative rootier, superlative rootiest)

  1. Full of roots.
    • 2012, Douglas M. Considine, Foods and Food Production Encyclopedia, page 2023:
      Disk plows also are better suited to rough, stony, and rooty ground because the disks ride over the obstructions.

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