rooty

English

Etymology

root +‎ -y

Adjective

rooty (comparative rootier, superlative rootiest)

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