taproot

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.

noun

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

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