Roots are the part of dyed hair growing out in its own colour. Show your roots, touch up the roots, dark roots.
Hair grows about a centimetre a month, so roots appear within weeks and colouring becomes a commitment rather than a decision. The word also means where a person comes from — go back to your roots — and a music genre.
1nounrootsThe part of dyed hair growing out in its own colour.
“Her hair is dyed blonde, but you can see the dark roots coming through.”
roots is a part of hair.