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taproot

English

Etymology

tap +? root. The oldest use (by Philemon Holland) is spaced as tap root. In the 18th and 19th centuries the standard spelling was tap-root.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?tæp??u?t/

Noun

taproot (plural taproots)

  1. (botany) A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions). [from early 17th c.]

Translations

Anagrams

  • portato, potator

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phreatophyte

English

Etymology

phreatic +? -phyte (plant)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f???at?f??t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /f?i?æd??fa?t/

Noun

phreatophyte (plural phreatophytes)

  1. (biology) Any plant, typically living in deserts, that obtains its water from long taproots that reach the water table

Related terms

  • phreatophytic

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