The excrescences found on this plant's taproot are entirely natural.
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Taproot
//ˈtæpˌɹuːt//
Synonyms for "taproot" (29 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (14)
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Translations
29 translations across 21 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- جَذْر وَتَدِيّ noun (long tapering root)
- جِذْر وَتَدِيّ noun (long tapering root)
Bulgarian
1 entries- отвесен корен noun (long tapering root)
Czech
2 entries- hlavní kořen noun (long tapering root)
- kůlový kořen noun (long tapering root)
Danish
1 entries- pælerod noun (long tapering root)
Finnish
1 entries- pääjuuri noun (long tapering root)
French
1 entries- racine pivotante noun (long tapering root)
German
1 entries- Pfahlwurzel noun (long tapering root)
Hungarian
1 entries- főgyökér noun (long tapering root)
Ingrian
2 entries- emäjuuri noun (long tapering root)
- pääjuuri noun (long tapering root)
Italian
1 entries- fittone noun (long tapering root)
Latin
1 entries- rādīx pālāris noun (long tapering root)
Manx
1 entries- bun-fraue noun (long tapering root)
Māori
4 entries- kōmore noun (long tapering root)
- kōmoremore noun (long tapering root)
- more noun (long tapering root)
- tāmore noun (long tapering root)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- pælerot noun (long tapering root)
Persian
1 entries- ریشهی راست noun (long tapering root)
Polish
1 entries- korzeń palowy noun (long tapering root)
Russian
1 entries- стержнево́й ко́рень noun (long tapering root)
Spanish
1 entries- raíz pivotante noun (long tapering root)
Swedish
1 entries- pålrot noun (long tapering root)
Tagalog
2 entries- laliming ugat noun (long tapering root)
- punong-ugat noun (long tapering root)
Thai
1 entries- รากแก้ว noun (long tapering root)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The taproots of trees like the false acacia, growing between Park Royal and Alperton, thrust deeply into the ground, while the spreading roots of the silver birch stitch the soil.
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Above the lower headcut, phreatophytic mesquite and little leaf sumac hug the banks, drawing pendulate water from the silts remaining from former marsh deposits and sending long taproots into channel stores.
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On the other hand, those who are compelled by a single strong desire are obsessed with a well-defined problem, which touches the taproot of their soul. They are on the attack, on the move.
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