Taproot Definition
tăpro͝ot, -ro͝ot
taproots
noun
A main root, growing almost vertically downward, from which small branch roots spread out.
Webster's New World
The main root of a plant, usually stouter than the lateral roots and growing straight downward from the stem.
American Heritage
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