radix

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Two products - a galangal powder common in Asian cuisine and a radix aconiti kusnezoffii powder traditionally used in Chinese medicine - have been pulled off retail shelves.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2022

A variation of Raddix — radix — is a mathematical term for the basis of a system of numeration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2020

“Radical” comes from the Latin radix, or “root.”

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2018

Radish also comes from radix - though its route into English is uncertain.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2015

In viciniis jacent Terrington et St. Maries—adjacet Tylney veteris utique Tylneiorum familiæ radix.

From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)