Black cohosh is an herb that comes from the root or underground stems of a tall plant in the buttercup family.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

For his mathematical project, he compared two ways to estimate the square root of an integer, a number with no fractional parts.

VOA: special.2011.03.24

The bottom of the root ball will look something like the spread-open wings of a butterfly.

VOA: special.2011.04.19

At the base of the hair root is a small ball-like formation called a bulb.

VOA: special.2011.04.05

Yet root beer played a part in shaping the modern food and beverage industry.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

Beets are a tasty root vegetable that do not require much work to grow.

VOA: special.2009.02.17

But Hamburg parsley has a large root which is used as a vegetable.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

The word "Antarctica" comes from a Greek root meaning "opposite to the north."

VOA: special.2009.06.03

A warning: the root must not be cut into smaller pieces.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

If the root is used, then parsley is considered a vegetable.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

This week,we move from root vegetables to a leafy vegetable.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

"It's so simple. With a two-liter bottle you add sugar, you add extract, you add a small amount of yeast and water, cap it up and in two days they've got root beer.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

After a bullish start this year, a wave of pessimism appears to be taking root.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

"The recommendations are very clear." "For a country like Greece, you need to act on the fiscal side, and therefore addressing very forcefully the root causes of your fiscal problems through spending cuts and increasing taxation."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11