taproot

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtæpˌɹuːt/

Noun

taproot (plural taproots)

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

Derived terms

• taproot text

Translations

long tapering root

• Arabic: جذر وتدي m
• Bulgarian: отвесен корен (otvesen koren)
• Czech: hlavní kořen m, kůlový kořen m
• Danish: pælerod c
• Finnish: pääjuuri (fi)
• French: racine pivotante f
• German: Pfahlwurzel f
• Ingrian: emäjuuri
• Italian: fittone (it) m
• Latin: radix palaris
• Manx: bun-fraue f
• Maori: tāmore, more, tāmore, kōmore, kōmoremore
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pælerot m or f

• Persian: ریشه‌ی راست (riše-ye râst)
• Polish: korzeń palowy m
• Russian: стержнево́й ко́рень m (steržnevój kórenʹ)
• Spanish: raíz pivotante f
• Swedish: pålrot (sv) c
• Tagalog: laliming ugat, punong-ugat
• Thai: รากแก้ว (th) (râak-gɛ̂ɛo)

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