taproot

Etymology
. The oldest use (by ) is spaced as tap root. In the 18th and 19th centuries the standard spelling was tap-root.

Noun

 * 1)  A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).

Translations

 * Arabic: جذر وتدي
 * Bulgarian: отвесен корен
 * Czech: hlavní kořen, kůlový kořen
 * Danish: pælerod
 * Finnish:
 * French: racine pivotante
 * German: Pfahlwurzel
 * Ingrian: emäjuuri, pääjuuri
 * Italian:
 * Latin: radix palaris
 * Manx: bun-fraue
 * Maori: tāmore, more, tāmore, kōmore, kōmoremore
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: pælerot
 * Persian: ریشه‌ی راست
 * Polish: korzeń palowy
 * Russian: стержнево́й ко́рень
 * Spanish: raíz pivotante
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: laliming ugat, punong-ugat
 * Thai: