Definition
The root of a plant that grubs or insects typically eat; roots damaged or killed by grub damage.
Etymology
Compound word from 'grub' (insect larva or the act of digging) + 'root' (underground plant part). Likely agricultural terminology from the 18th-19th centuries.
Kelly Says
Grubroot is pure agricultural wisdom—farmers recognized that grub damage to roots was so specific and destructive that they named it, connecting the pest to the damage pattern!
Translations
ARالعربية
جذر الغذاء
jizhar al-ghidha
BNবাংলা
খাদ্যের মূল
kha-der muul
CACatalà
arrel del menjar
ar-rel del men-jar
CSČeština
kořeny potravy
kor-e-ny po-tra-vy
DADansk
fødeets rod
foh-dets rod
DEDeutsch
Wurzel der Nahrung
vur-zel der nah-hrung
ELΕλληνικά
ρίζα του φαγητού
ri-za too fa-ge-too
ESEspañol
raíz de la comida
rayz deh la koh-mee-dah
FAفارسی
ریشه غذا
ri-sheh gha-da
FISuomi
ruoan juuri
roo-an juu-ri
FRFrançais
racine du nourrissment
ra-seen doo noo-rees-man
GUGU
ભોજનની જડ
bha-jon-nee jaad
HAHA
gidan abinci
gi-dan ab-in-ci
HEעברית
שורש האוכל
sho-resh ha-o-chel
HIहिन्दी
भोजन की जड़
bha-jan kee jaad
HUMagyar
élelmezés gyökere
eh-leh-me-zes ghee-keh-reh
IDBahasa Indonesia
akar makanan
a-kar ma-na-kan
ITItaliano
radice del cibo
ra-dee del chee-boh
JA日本語
食糧の根
shokuryou no ne
KKKK
тамақтың тамыры
ta-ma-q-tyng ta-my-ry
KO한국어
음식의 근원
eumsik-ui geun-won
MSBahasa Melayu
akar makanan
a-kar ma-na-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စားစရာ 뿌리
sar-sar-a poor-ee
NLNederlands
wortel van voedsel
wor-tel van voe-dsel
NONorsk
fødens rot
foh-dens rot
PAPA
ਖਾਣੇ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤ
khaan-e da putt
PLPolski
korzeń pożywienia
kor-zhyen po-zhi-ve-nia
PTPortuguês
raiz da comida
rayz duh koh-mee-dah
RORomână
rădăcina hranei
rah-dah-chi-na hra-nei
RUРусский
корень пропитания
kor-en pro-pi-ta-niya
SVSvenska
matens rot
mat-ens rot
SWKiswahili
msingi wa chakula
m-sin-gi wa cha-ku-la
TAதமிழ்
உணவின் மூலம்
u-n-avin moo-la-m
TEతెలుగు
భోజనం మూలం
bho-janam moo-la-m
THไทย
รากฐานของอาหาร
raak-taan koh ah-ha-arn
TLTL
ugat ng pagkain
oo-gat ng pah-g-kain
TRTürkçe
besin kaynağı
be-sin kay-na-ghi
UKУкраїнська
корінь харчування
ko-ry-n khar-chu-vannya
URاردو
کھانے کی جڑ
khanay ki jaad
VITiếng Việt
nguyên liệu
ng-yen-lee
YOYO
àwọn ìdí
ah-wun ee-dee
ZUZU
umgubo weli
oom-gubo we-li