roothold

noun

roothold

noun

UK /ˈɹuːthəʊld/

Etymology From root + hold.

1

Attachment by means of roots.

A few spindly trees cling to the sides of the gorge, but their roothold on the tiny patches of soil gathered in cracks is precarious.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 98:

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