"rootball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rootballs [plural], root ball [alternative]
Etymology: From root + ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|root|ball}} root + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} rootball (plural rootballs)
  1. The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container. Wikipedia link: Root ball Categories (topical): Botany Translations (roots and associated soil): juuripaakku (Finnish), cepellón [masculine] (Spanish), raigambre [feminine] (Spanish), bầu (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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