taproot

English

Etymology

tap +‎ root

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtæpˌɹuːt/

Noun

taproot (plural taproots)

1. (botany) A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions). [from early 17th c.]

Translations

long tapering root

• Czech: hlavní kořen m
• Finnish: pääjuuri (fi)
• French: racine pivotante f
• German: Pfahlwurzel f
• Italian: fittone (it) m
• Latin: radix palaris
• Manx: bun-fraue f
• Maori: tāmore, more, tāmore, kōmore, kōmoremore

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pælerot m, f

• Persian: ریشه‌ی راست‎ (rišeye râst)
• Russian: стержнево́й ко́рень m (steržnevój kórenʹ)
• Spanish: raíz pivotante f
• Tagalog: laliming ugat, punong-ugat
• Thai: รากแก้ว (th) (râak-gɛ̂ɛo)

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• portato, potator