Taproot definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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When cultivated it becomes large, and constitutes Chicory, of which the taproot is used extensively in France for blending with coffee, being closely allied to the Endive and the Dandelion This is the Chicorée frisée when bleached, or the Barbe de Capucin_.

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noun The main root of a plant, usually stouter than the lateral roots and growing straight downward from the stem.

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It has a fleshy, white taproot, a main stem with characteristic light red spots and a disagreeable smell. — Poisons
The crisp and edible taproot is a domesticated variant of daucus carota, the wild variety that is native to Europe and Asia.
Yet, there is a distinct odor of the shadowy Cloward-Piven strategy as the taproot of abusive practices that triggered the crisis. — The Reality Check
This is the taproot: against all strictures, desecrations, — PoetryFoundation.org
The plants have a deep taproot, down to 8 feet (3 metres.) — The Big Apple