taproot
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
tap + root. The oldest use (by Philemon Holland) is spaced as tap root. In the 18th and 19th centuries the standard spelling was tap-root.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
taproot (plural taproots)
- (botany) A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions). [from early 17th c.]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
long tapering root
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