adjective
- having many roots or characterized by roots
- resembling or suggestive of roots in appearance or texture
Examples
- The old tree had a rooty base that made walking difficult.
- She avoided the rooty section of the trail.
- The rooty vegetables grew in tangled clusters underground.
- The forest floor was rooty and uneven.
- His beard had a rooty, wild appearance.
- The rooty smell of the cellar reminded her of earth and decay.