Similar words: grassroots, boots, uproot, rooted, take root, rootless, beetroot, lots. Meaning: [ruːt] 
n. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.
n. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage. 211. His cooking reflects a determination to acknowledge his northern roots.
212. He worked steadily, and fast, pausing only to toss away clumps of grass roots.