See Also: root(2)(dictionary)
ROOT(law)
root cap(medicine)
root(4)(dictionary)
Root(health)
root(1)(dictionary)
root(3)(dictionary)
tap root(dictionary)
root(encyclopedia)
root tip(medicine)

tap root (iou)



tap root noun phr. & verb. ['tap ru:t] Also (esp. as verb) tap-root. E17.
[from TAP noun1 + ROOT noun1.]
A. noun. A straight tapering root, growing directly downwards and forming the centre from which subsidiary rootlets spring. E17.
b. verb intrans. Of a plant: send down a tap root. M18.
tap-rooted adjective having a tap root E18.