Associations to the word «Taproot»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

TAPROOT, noun. (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem.
TAPROOT, noun. Something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot".

Wise words

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