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Noun: taproot  'tap,root
  1. (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
     
  2. Something that provides an important central source for growth or development
    "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"

Derived forms: taproots

Type of: germ, root, seed, source

Encyclopedia: Taproot

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