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Rootball meaning

The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.

Using Rootball

  • The main meaning on this page is: The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.
  • In the example corpus, rootball often appears in combinations such as: the rootball.

Context around Rootball

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Rootball

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

beyond the rootball 1× hold the rootball 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

if you happen 1× monitor soil moisture 1×

Common sentence endings:

beyond the rootball 1× hold the rootball 1×

Words around Rootball

Just before it in the word index:

rootabaga 3 root 2.604 roosts 6 roosting 30 roosters 172 roosterettes 4

Just after it in the word index:

rooted 987 rootedness 3 rootenberg 4 rooter 6 rooters 2 rooting 273

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Rootball

  • In this selection, "rootball" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include beyond the rootball and hold the rootball. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rootball" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rootball

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Monitor soil moisture near the trunk and beyond the rootball. (10 words)

If you happen to receive a gift of Christmas rosemary during the holidays, make sure it is planted in a pot large enough to hold the rootball. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

If you happen to receive a gift of Christmas rosemary during the holidays, make sure it is planted in a pot large enough to hold the rootball. (27 words)

Monitor soil moisture near the trunk and beyond the rootball. (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

If you happen to receive a gift of Christmas rosemary during the holidays, make sure it is planted in a pot large enough to hold the rootball.

Monitor soil moisture near the trunk and beyond the rootball.

Common combinations with rootball

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rootball" in a sentence?
An example: "If you happen to receive a gift of Christmas rosemary during the holidays, make sure it is planted in a pot large enough to hold the rootball." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "rootball" from authentic English texts.
What does "rootball" mean?
Rootball means: The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.
How many example sentences with "rootball" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "rootball", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.