Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The main root of a plant, usually stouter than the lateral roots and growing straight downward from the stem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the main root of a plant, which grows vigorously downward to a considerable depth, giving off lateral roots in acropetal succession. See cut under
root .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something that provides an important central source for growth or development
- noun (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tepary beans’ taproot is twice as long as common beans’ (Phaseolus vulgaris), which allows teparies to efficiently take advantage of even small amounts of soil moisture.
Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009
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Tepary beans’ taproot is twice as long as common beans’ (Phaseolus vulgaris), which allows teparies to efficiently take advantage of even small amounts of soil moisture.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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It had something called a taproot that grew underground and stored energy for the cactus to use if there was a drought.
The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010
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It had something called a taproot that grew underground and stored energy for the cactus to use if there was a drought.
The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010
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It had something called a taproot that grew underground and stored energy for the cactus to use if there was a drought.
The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010
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It had something called a taproot that grew underground and stored energy for the cactus to use if there was a drought.
The Lost Children Carolyn Cohagan 2010
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Start now to anchor that taproot in your own garden, and reap the benefits of your own hard work for years to come.
Anne Hill: Keep Your Author Platform Rooted in the Independent Web Anne Hill 2012
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Start now to anchor that taproot in your own garden, and reap the benefits of your own hard work for years to come.
Anne Hill: Keep Your Author Platform Rooted in the Independent Web Anne Hill 2012
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Start now to anchor that taproot in your own garden, and reap the benefits of your own hard work for years to come.
Anne Hill: Keep Your Author Platform Rooted in the Independent Web Anne Hill 2012
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When I asked what she was doing, she said something in her thick Polish accent, something about a graft, something about a taproot, something about how gardening was how she liked to spend her day off.
The Boy from Thuringia David Booth 2010
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