roothold

root·hold

R0302650 (ro͞ot′hōld′, ro͝ot′-)n.1. Support or stabilization of a plant in the soil through the spreading of its roots.2. A place where a plant establishes a roothold.

roothold

(ˈruːtˌhəʊld) n (Plants) the spreading of the roots in order to support a plant