taproot

Meaning

Noun

  • A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).

Origin

  • 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.

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