taprootn.

Brit.

/ˈtapruːt/, U.S.

/ˈtæpˌrut/

Etymology: < tap n.¹ + root n.¹

A straight root, of circular section, thick at the top, and tapering to a point, growing directly downwards from the stem and forming the centre from which subsidiary rootlets spring.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > root > [noun]

moreeOE

rootc1175

master-rootc1330

rootinga1400

radix1558

leg1597

taproot1601

top-root1651

tuberous root1668

heart-root1669

pivot1725

spill1766

tap1796

tutty-more1873

pneumatophore1891

stem root1901

heart-root1903

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun]

welleOE

mothereOE

ordeOE

wellspringeOE

fathereOE

headeOE

oreOE

wellspringOE

rootc1175

morea1200

beginningc1200

head wella1325

sourcec1374

principlea1382

risinga1382

springinga1382

fountain14..

springerc1410

nativity?a1425

racinea1425

spring1435

headspring?a1439

seminaryc1440

originationc1443

spring wellc1450

sourdre1477

primordialc1487

naissance1490

wellhead?1492

offspringa1500

conduit-head1517

damc1540

springhead1547

principium1550

mint1555

principal1555

centre1557

head fountain1563

parentage1581

rise1589

spawna1591

fount1594

parent1597

taproot1601

origin1604

fountainhead1606

radix1607

springa1616

abundary1622

rist1622

primitive1628

primary1632

land-spring1642

extraction1655

upstart1669

progenerator1692

fontala1711

well-eye1826

first birth1838

ancestry1880

Quelle1893

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvi. xxxi. 477 The Fir and Larch have one tap root and no more; for upon that one maine maister-root they rest and are founded.

1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry i. 1 The Tap-Root commonly runs down Single and Perpendicular, reaching some times many Fathoms below.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 597 Such plants have no tap roots, but strike their fibres horizontally in the richest part of the soil.

1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 160 It has a tap-root like a carrot, but small.

figurative.1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 347 Its fibres are to be traced to the tap-root of Humanity.1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 36 This sentiment, which is the very tap-root of civilization and progress.attributive.1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Christm. No. 158 That's a tap-root idea, Fraser.

Derivatives

ˈtap-root v. (intransitive) of a plant, to send down a taproot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > root > plant defined by roots > have root [verb (intransitive)] > take root

to take roota1400

roota1425

take?1440

to take rooting1548

sprig1611

radicate1656

to strike root (also roots)1658

tap-root1769

to make root1856

fibre1869

1769 L. Edward in Hist. Linc. (1834) I. 20 The oak roots stand upon the sand, and tap-root into the clay.

ˈtap-rooting adj.

ΚΠ

1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants I. 185 Tap-rooting plants..would not be able to cling to their supports in time to prevent falling off.

ˈtaprooted adj. having a taproot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > root > plant defined by roots > [adjective] > having or not having roots > of particular type or number

long-rooted1562

taprooted1725

polyrhizous1858

radicellose1881

polyrhizal1890

stem-rooting1896

stilt-rooted1974

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Ilex These, like our English Oak, are tap-rooted, and therefore delight in deep Soil.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 12 In loosening the ground for carrots, or other tap-rooted plants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	taproot
释义	taprootn. Brit. /ˈtapruːt/, U.S. /ˈtæpˌrut/ Etymology: < tap n.¹ + root n.¹ A straight root, of circular section, thick at the top, and tapering to a point, growing directly downwards from the stem and forming the centre from which subsidiary rootlets spring. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > root > [noun] moreeOE rootc1175 master-rootc1330 rootinga1400 radix1558 leg1597 taproot1601 top-root1651 tuberous root1668 heart-root1669 pivot1725 spill1766 tap1796 tutty-more1873 pneumatophore1891 stem root1901 heart-root1903 the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] welleOE mothereOE ordeOE wellspringeOE fathereOE headeOE oreOE wellspringOE rootc1175 morea1200 beginningc1200 head wella1325 sourcec1374 principlea1382 risinga1382 springinga1382 fountain14.. springerc1410 nativity?a1425 racinea1425 spring1435 headspring?a1439 seminaryc1440 originationc1443 spring wellc1450 sourdre1477 primordialc1487 naissance1490 wellhead?1492 offspringa1500 conduit-head1517 damc1540 springhead1547 principium1550 mint1555 principal1555 centre1557 head fountain1563 parentage1581 rise1589 spawna1591 fount1594 parent1597 taproot1601 origin1604 fountainhead1606 radix1607 springa1616 abundary1622 rist1622 primitive1628 primary1632 land-spring1642 extraction1655 upstart1669 progenerator1692 fontala1711 well-eye1826 first birth1838 ancestry1880 Quelle1893 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvi. xxxi. 477 The Fir and Larch have one tap root and no more; for upon that one maine maister-root they rest and are founded. 1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry i. 1 The Tap-Root commonly runs down Single and Perpendicular, reaching some times many Fathoms below. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 597 Such plants have no tap roots, but strike their fibres horizontally in the richest part of the soil. 1850 G. Glenny Hand-bk. Flower Garden 160 It has a tap-root like a carrot, but small. figurative.1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 347 Its fibres are to be traced to the tap-root of Humanity.1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 36 This sentiment, which is the very tap-root of civilization and progress.attributive.1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Christm. No. 158 That's a tap-root idea, Fraser. Derivatives ˈtap-root v. (intransitive) of a plant, to send down a taproot. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > root > plant defined by roots > have root [verb (intransitive)] > take root to take roota1400 roota1425 take?1440 to take rooting1548 sprig1611 radicate1656 to strike root (also roots)1658 tap-root1769 to make root1856 fibre1869 1769 L. Edward in Hist. Linc. (1834) I. 20 The oak roots stand upon the sand, and tap-root into the clay. ˈtap-rooting adj. ΚΠ 1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants I. 185 Tap-rooting plants..would not be able to cling to their supports in time to prevent falling off. ˈtaprooted adj. having a taproot. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > root > plant defined by roots > [adjective] > having or not having roots > of particular type or number long-rooted1562 taprooted1725 polyrhizous1858 radicellose1881 polyrhizal1890 stem-rooting1896 stilt-rooted1974 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Ilex These, like our English Oak, are tap-rooted, and therefore delight in deep Soil. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 12 In loosening the ground for carrots, or other tap-rooted plants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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