taproot – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
taproot
n.
main root of a plant
Taproot
In a plant with a
taproot system, the taproot is the largest, most central, and most dominant
root from which other roots sprout laterally. Typically a taproot is somewhat straight and very thick, is tapering in shape, and grows directly downward.
taproot
Noun
1. (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
(hypernym) root
(classification) botany, phytology
2. something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"
(hypernym) source, seed, germ
Taproot
(n.)
The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
taproot
Synonyms and related words:
beginning, bulb, bulbil, commencement, conception, corm, derivation, genesis, grass roots, head, inception, origin, original, origination, provenience, radical, radicle, radix, rhizome, rise, root, rootstock, source, stem, stock, tap, tuber, tubercle
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
