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English noun: taproot

1. taproot (plant) (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem


Broader (hypernym)root


Domain categorybotany, phytology

2. taproot (cognition) something that provides an important central source for growth or development


SamplesThe taproot of his resentment.
Genius and insanity spring from the same taproot.


Broader (hypernym)germ, seed, source









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