taproot
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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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