taproot

taproot

English

Etymology

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

• (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.]

Derived terms

• taproot text

Translations

long tapering root

Arabic: جذر وتدي‎ m Bulgarian: отвесен корен (otvesen koren) Czech: hlavní kořen m Danish: pælerod c 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 or f Persian: ریشه‌ی راست‎ (rišeye râst) Russian: стержнево́й ко́рень m (steržnevój kórenʹ) Spanish: raíz pivotante f Swedish: pålrot (sv) c Tagalog: laliming ugat, punong-ugat Thai: รากแก้ว (th) (râak-gɛ̂ɛo)

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