taproot

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

main root genesis radix original beginning head source origin root radical stem conception derivation inception bulb
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Antonyms

death end last result effect apocalypse
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Hypernyms

source root seed germ

Anagrams

potator portato

Examples

The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself. Pat Conroy

Description The sugar beet has a conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot ) with a flat crown. Source: Internet

The permafrost does not allow the taproot to get deeper than convert so this does not allow vertical growth. Source: Internet

Where it grows as a biennial, in the first year, it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves 10–25 cm long with numerous 1–3 cm leaflets, and a taproot used as a food store over the winter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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