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taproot definition

tap·root (tap′ro̵̅o̅t′)

noun

a main root, growing almost vertically downward, from which small branch roots spread out

Etymology: tap + root

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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