root (of a plant) root of equation 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Hungarian
lexeme 1 gyökér
lexeme 2 gyök
meaning 1 root (of a plant)
direction
meaning 2 (mathematics) solution to an equation
reference Zaicz 2006
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Created by Bernát Benyák during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme 根 (gēn)
meaning 1 root (of a plant)

树根 / shù gēn


tree roots

direction
meaning 2 root of equation

一次方程式有一个根。 / yīcì fāngchéngshì yǒu yīgè gēn


First-degree equations have one root.

reference BKRS
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme rădăcină
meaning 1 root (of a plant)
direction
meaning 2 root of equation
reference DEX98
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme raíz
meaning 1 root (of a plant)
direction
meaning 2 root of equation
reference DRAE
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