μαλθακωτέρα πέπονος σικύου → softer than a ripe melon
be rooted: P. and V. ῥιζοῦσθαι, P. καταρριζοῦσθαι.
rooted in earth: V. γῆθεν ἐρριζωμένος (Soph., o. c 1591).
be fixed: P. and V. πεπηγέναι (perf. of πηγνύναι).
Met., stubborn, intractable: P. ἰσχυρός; see innate.