rooty

rooty

English

Etymology

root +‎ -y

Adjective

rooty (comparative more rooty, superlative most rooty)

1. Full of roots.
   • 2012, Douglas M. Considine, Foods and Food Production Encyclopedia (page 2023)

     Disk plows also are better suited to rough, stony, and rooty ground because the disks ride over the obstructions.

Derived terms

• rootiness