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UK
/tˈeɪpɹuːt/
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NOUN
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something that provides an important central source for growth or development
genius and insanity spring from the same taproot
the taproot of his resentment - (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
How To Use taproot In A Sentence
- Transverse taproot sections were treated with antibodies raised against the 23 kDa protein.
- A strong taproot, many-branched lateral roots, tolerance of alkaline and saline sites, and ease of reproduction make honeylocust a valuable erosion control species for temperate and subtropical areas. Chapter 6
- Basal laterals and taproot laterals had comparable phosphorus influx.
- Start now to anchor that taproot in your own garden, and reap the benefits of your own hard work for years to come. Anne Hill: Keep Your Author Platform Rooted in the Independent Web
- When I asked what she was doing, she said something in her thick Polish accent, something about a graft, something about a taproot, something about how gardening was how she liked to spend her day off. The Boy from Thuringia
- Immatures have a weakly developed taproot, and have pinnate compound leaves with two or three leaflets.
- Virginiles already have adult foliage and a taproot, but lack generative organs.
- All genes are transcribed in taproots while transcription in leaves is low or undetectable.
- The amount of N increased in green leaves, stem, taproots and flowers up to the end of flowering.
- All downy oaks had a taproot plus shallow horizontal roots.