Noun: taproot 'tap,root
- (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
"The carrot's taproot grew deep into the soil"
- 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