D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Taproot

· Tap·root · IPA /ˈtæpˌɹuːt/
01 n. The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.
  1. 1.
    The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.(Bot.)