Word: rootward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: root
ward
Definition: Toward the root of a plant.
Morphemes:
Affix: root
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.