TOOTH ROOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tooth root mean? • TOOTH ROOT (noun)
The noun TOOTH ROOT has 1 sense:
1. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Familiarity information: TOOTH ROOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TOOTH ROOT (noun)
Meaning:
The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
tooth root; root
Hypernyms ("tooth root" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part)
Meronyms (parts of "tooth root"):
cement; cementum (a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth)
Holonyms ("tooth root" is a part of...):
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
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