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Discover LudwigThe word "taproot" is correct in written English.
It is used in botany to refer to the main root of a plant that grows downward and from which other roots branch off. Example: "The taproot of the dandelion allows it to access deep water sources." Alternatives include "primary root" or "main root."
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taproot
noun
A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).
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Like Amartya Sen before him, Mr Chaudhuri also excoriates India's Hindu nationalists, whose taproot he sees in European fascism, not ancient beliefs.There are light moments too, especially in Mr Chaudhuri's memories of his childhood in Calcutta and Bombay: a city that "keeps inventing and reinventing itself, bruising itself as it looks for acceptance".
From the taproot are produced smaller lateral roots (secondary roots) that grow horizontally or diagonally.
Thus, in fibrous root systems there is no well-defined single taproot.
The most common type, the primary system, consists of a taproot (primary root) that grows vertically downward (positive geotropism).
Thus, many orders of roots of descending size are produced from a single prominent root, the taproot.
In general, fibrous root systems are shallower than taproot systems.
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Taproots are unknown in lower vascular plants.
Most dicotyledons produce taproots, as, for example, the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
The plants have tough wiry root systems and deeply penetrating taproots.
In porous subsoils, taproots as long as 15 metres (50 feet) have been recorded in plants over 20 years of age.
These long taproots also improve soil quality by decreasing soil compaction.
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