noun
- a secure grip or foothold, especially one obtained by grasping or bracing against roots
- a place where roots can take hold and grow
Examples
- The climber found a roothold on the steep cliff face.
- She grabbed the exposed tree roots for a better roothold.
- The rocky soil provided little roothold for the seedlings.
- He searched for a secure roothold before attempting the next move.
- The plant struggled to establish a roothold in the sandy ground.
- Using the gnarled roots as a roothold, she pulled herself up the embankment.