noun · Nature

taproot

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The meaning (definition) of the word taproot

the big main root that grows straight down into the soil.

The word taproot used in a sentence

A carrot grows a long taproot deep down into the dirt.

Words that mean the same as taproot (synonyms)

root

The plural of the word taproot

taproots

How the word taproot is said around the world

Frenchracine pivotante (rahseen peevohtahnt)
Spanishraíz principal (ryth preentheepahl)
Mandarin直根 (zhí gēn)
Hindiमुख्य जड़ (muukyuh gyur)
Arabicالجذر الوتدي (ahljeethr ahlwtdee)
Russianглавный корень (glavnyi koren')
Portuguese (EU)raiz principal (ruheesh preengseepahl)
Portuguese (BR)raiz principal (khys preengseepow)
Japanese主根 (shukon)
GermanWurzel (vuuuhtsuhl)
Urduمرکزی جڑ (mahrkahzee gyur)
Punjabiਟੇਪਰੂਟ (taypuhroot)
Korean직근 (jiggeun)
Hebrewשורש
Greekρίζα (riza)
Dutchpenwortel (penvawrtel)
Tagalogugat (oogaht)
Vietnameserễ cọc (zay kawk)
Turkishkazık kök (kahzuk kerk)
Persianریشه عمودی (reeshay ahmoodee)
Polishmacica (mahcheetsah)
Ukrainianстрижневий корінь (stryzhnevyy korin)
Bengaliমূল (mool)
Swedishpålrot (pohlroot)
Italianfittone (feetohnay)

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