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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In botany, the main root of a plant, which grows vigorously downward to a considerable depth, giving off lateral roots in acropetal succession. See cut under root.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Bot.) The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. something that provides an important central source for growth or development
  2. n. (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem

Etymologies

  1. tap + root (Wiktionary)

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