roothold

noun

root·​hold ˈrüt-ˌhōld 

ˈru̇t-

1

: the anchorage of a plant to soil through the growing and spreading of roots

2

: a place where plants may obtain a roothold

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for roothold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled