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taproot
/ ˈæˌː /
noun
- the large single root of plants such as the dandelion, which grows vertically downwards and bears smaller lateral roots
taproot
/ ă′̅̅′,-t′ /
- The main root in gymnosperms, eudicotyledons, and magnoliids, usually stouter than the lateral roots and growing straight downward from the stem. The taproot develops from the primary root. The taproot and its lateral roots penetrate deeper into the soil than the fibrous roots characteristic of monocotyledons.
- Compare fibrous root
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Derived Forms
- ˈٲˌǴdzٱ, adjective
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Example Sentences
The taproot went down further, nearly 5 feet deep, in the first generation of mowed plants.
Unconsciousness is the taproot of these various kinds of enslavement we experience today.
When we tackle issues at the taproot, we set ourselves up for a better future.
Thanks to their long taproots, they pull nutrients like calcium up from deep in the soil, making them available to other plants, and acting like a natural fertilizer.
Flowering causes the taproot, the edible root that we consume, to turn woody and inedible.
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