wortel

Definitions of wortel
  1. noun
    (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
    synonyms: worteltje
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    ginseng
    aromatic root of ginseng plants
    mierikswortel, peperwortel
    the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
    radijs
    pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
    cichorei
    the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
    alruin, alruinwortel
    the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
    peen, peentje
    deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
    pastinaak
    the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
    penwortel, pijlwortel, stamwortel
    (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
    luchtwortel, steltwortel, steunwortel
    a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves
  2. noun
    perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
    synonyms: worteltje
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    kruid
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  3. noun
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
    synonyms: begin, bron, kiem, oerbron, oorsprong, origine
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    bovenloop
    the source of a river
    putrand
    the source of water for a well
    geboortehuis, geboorteplaats
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
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    punt
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  4. noun
    a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
    synonyms: radix, wortelgetal
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    vierkantswortel
    a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
    derdemachtswortel, kubiekwortel
    a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number
    type of:
    getal
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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