taproot
English
/ˈtæpˌɹuːt/
noun
Definitions
- (botany) A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).
Etymology
Compound from English tap + English root (dig up, cheer for).
Origin
English
root
Gloss
dig up, cheer for
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alumroot English
- arrowroot English
- balsamroot English
- bareroot English
- beetroot English
- birthroot English
- biscuitroot English
- bitterroot English
- blackroot English
- bloodroot English
- breadroot English
- chinaroot English
- clubroot English
- colicroot English
- coralroot English
- crinkleroot English
- disroot English
- dragonroot English
- enroot English
- fernroot English
- feverroot English
- fingerroot English
- flagroot English
- grassroot English
- heeltap English
- keytap English
- knotroot English
- lifetap English
- lovetap English
- manroot English
- midroot English
- midtap English
- multiroot English
- multitap English
- muskroot English
- nonroot English
- orangeroot English
- outroot English
- pigroot English
- pinkroot English
- pokeroot English
- puttyroot English
- redroot English
- reroot English
- retap English
- riceroot English
- root English
- root bark English
- root-fallen English
- rootable English
- rootball English
- rootbark English
- rootbound English
- rootcap English
- rooter English
- rootery English
- rootest English
- rooteth English
- rootfinder English
- rootfinding English
- roothold English
- roothole English
- rooting English
- rootkit English
- rootle English
- rootless English
- rootlet English
- rootlike English
- rootogram English
- rootrot English
- rootstock English
- rootward English
- rootwork English
- rootworker English
- rootworm English
- rooty English
- rootzone English
- roseroot English
- snakeroot English
- soaproot English
- squawroot English
- stoneroot English
- stop-tap English
- sunroot English
- sweetroot English
- tap English
- taphole English
- taphouse English
- taplash English
- tapless English
- tappable English
- tappee English
- tapper English
- tappest English
- tappet English
- tappeth English
- tappy English
- taproom English
- tapster English
- tapware English
- unroot English
- untap English
- uproot English
- webroot English
- wiretap English
- wormroot English
- yellowroot English
- root Portuguese
- rote Middle English
- tappe Middle English
- root Chinese
- tap
- root
- rooty
- retap
- tappy
- untap
- uproot
- tapper
- enroot
- tappee
- tappet
- reroot
- rooter
- unroot
- keytap
- midtap
- rootle
- taproom
- manroot
- nonroot
- webroot
- outroot
- taplash
- rooting
- tappest
- redroot
- lovetap
- tappeth
- lifetap
- wiretap
- taphole
- tapware
- disroot
- rootrot
- rootlet
- pigroot
- rooteth
- rootkit
- rootery
- heeltap
- sunroot
- tapster
- midroot
- rootest
- rootcap
- tapless
- rootward
- roseroot
- soaproot
- rootable
- taphouse
- alumroot
- tappable
- rootless
- bareroot
- clubroot
- flagroot
- rootlike
- muskroot
- knotroot
- rootwork
- roothole
- rootzone
- beetroot
- riceroot
- pokeroot
- rootbark
- rootworm
- roothold
- wormroot
- multitap
- fernroot
- rootball
- stop-tap
- pinkroot
- snakeroot
- rootbound
- colicroot
- bloodroot
- coralroot
- squawroot
- blackroot
- stoneroot
- puttyroot
- rootogram
- breadroot
- birthroot
- root bark
- grassroot
- multiroot
- feverroot
- chinaroot
- arrowroot
- sweetroot
- rootstock
- rootworker
- fingerroot
- yellowroot
- dragonroot
- balsamroot
- rootfinder
- orangeroot
- bitterroot
- biscuitroot
- rootfinding
- crinkleroot
- root-fallen