roots — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Ancestry.

   Examples

   I have both Irish and German roots.

2. Beginnings; origin.

   Examples

   Jazz has its roots in blues.

3. Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.

   Usage

   • of hair

   Examples

   I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing.

Noun

1. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

   Broader terms

   condition

   Examples

   his roots in Texas go back a long way

   he went back to Sweden to search for his roots

   More examples (1)

   his music has African roots