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Webster 1913 Edition


Taproot

Tap′rootˊ

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Noun.
(Bot.)
The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.

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taproot

taproot

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taproot (plural taproots)

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

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