diff --git a/pyiron_workflow/node.py b/pyiron_workflow/node.py
index 89285018..0266936f 100644
--- a/pyiron_workflow/node.py
+++ b/pyiron_workflow/node.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Node(HasToDict, ABC, metaclass=AbstractHasPost):
             owning this, if any.
         ready (bool): Whether the inputs are all ready and the node is neither
             already running nor already failed.
-        root (Node): The parent-most node in this graph.
+        graph_root (Node): The parent-most node in this graph.
         run_args (dict): **Abstract** the argmuments to use for actually running the
             node. Must be specified in child classes.
         running (bool): Whether the node has called :meth:`run` and has not yet
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ def parent(self, new_parent: Composite | None) -> None:
         )
 
     @property
-    def root(self) -> Node:
+    def graph_root(self) -> Node:
         """The parent-most node in this graph."""
-        return self if self.parent is None else self.parent.root
+        return self if self.parent is None else self.parent.graph_root
 
     @property
     def readiness_report(self) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_composite.py b/tests/unit/test_composite.py
index b3750227..a9df414c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_composite.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_composite.py
@@ -598,24 +598,24 @@ def test_root(self):
 
         self.assertIs(
             top,
-            top.root,
-            msg="The parent-most node should be its own root."
+            top.graph_root,
+            msg="The parent-most node should be its own graph_root."
         )
         self.assertIs(
             top,
-            top.middle_composite.root,
-            msg="The parent-most node should be the root."
+            top.middle_composite.graph_root,
+            msg="The parent-most node should be the graph_root."
         )
         self.assertIs(
             top,
-            top.middle_function.root,
-            msg="The parent-most node should be the root."
+            top.middle_function.graph_root,
+            msg="The parent-most node should be the graph_root."
         )
         self.assertIs(
             top,
-            top.middle_composite.deep_node.root,
-            msg="The parent-most node should be the root, recursively accessible from "
-                "all depths."
+            top.middle_composite.deep_node.graph_root,
+            msg="The parent-most node should be the graph_root, recursively accessible "
+                "from all depths."
         )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_node.py b/tests/unit/test_node.py
index f17c6a8d..7372b811 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_node.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_node.py
@@ -348,8 +348,9 @@ def test_root(self):
         n = ANode("n")
         self.assertIs(
             n,
-            n.root,
-            msg="Lone nodes should be their own root, as there is no parent above."
+            n.graph_root,
+            msg="Lone nodes should be their own graph_root, as there is no parent "
+                "above."
         )