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backbonenoun	(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
centrepiecenoun	An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.
lynchpinnoun	Alternative form of linchpin. [A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.]
fulcrumnoun	(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.
linchpinnoun	(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
pivotnoun	(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
hubnoun	A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
mainstaynoun	A chief support.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
cancer rootnoun	Any of various low plants, mostly parasitic on roots, including:
root vegetablenoun	A vegetable whose the edible part is the root, such as the carrot, potato, or onion.
arrowrootnoun	(uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
unicorn rootnoun	A flowering plant of the genus Aletris.
breadrootnoun	The edible root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta).
bloodwortnoun	Any of species Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot).
bethrootnoun	Alternative form of birthroot. [Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.]
manrootnoun	A flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), genus Marah, native to western North America.
bigrootnoun	Either of the plants Marah fabacea and Marah macrocarpa.
starchrootnoun	Alternative form of starch-root. [A plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.]
arrow-rootnoun	Alternative spelling of arrowroot. [(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.]