tooth root

English Thesaurus

1. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support (noun.body)

hypernym	:	anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure,
definition	:	a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing (noun.body)

part holonym	:	cement, cementum,
definition	:	a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth (noun.body)

part meronym	:	tooth,
definition	:	hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense (noun.body)