Offspring
Offspring noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
Roots
Roots noun - The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.
Both words in one sentence
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The offspring are commonly known as "mandrakes" after "the sinister plant that produced a beautiful bloom but whose roots were shaped like the devil himself".
Source: Comic Book / Nemesis the Warlock -
While actual offspring aren't mentioned, Nanny Ogg's tomcat Greebo is infamous throughout Lancre for being eager to fight and/or rape pretty much any wildlife he encounters, up to and including a she-bear which was innocently digging for roots.
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It is further suggested in the sequel that the stigma has its roots in the Ardat-Yakshi genetic disorder (which causes brain hemorrhages to whoever they bond with, which includes mating practices), which only shows up in the offspring of two Asari.
Source: Video Game / Mass Effect
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