taproot

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈtæpˌɹuːt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long, tapering root, exhibited by many plant species (such as carrots and dandelions).
    — 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.

词形变化

taproots plural

词源

From 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.
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