The difference between Root and Taproot

When used as nouns, root means the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction, whereas taproot means a long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).

Root is also verb with the meaning: to fix the root.

check bellow for the other definitions of Root and Taproot

  1. Root as a noun:

    The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

    Examples:

    "This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground."

  2. Root as a noun:

    A root vegetable.

  3. Root as a noun:

    The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

    Examples:

    "Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."

  4. Root as a noun:

    The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

    Examples:

    "The root is the only part of the hair that is alive."

  5. Root as a noun:

    The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

    Examples:

    "He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen."

  6. Root as a noun:

    The primary source; origin.

    Examples:

    "The love of money is the root of all evil."

  7. Root as a noun (arithmetic):

    Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

    Examples:

    "The cube root of 27 is 3."

  8. Root as a noun (arithmetic):

    A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

    Examples:

    "Multiply by root 2."

  9. Root as a noun (analysis):

    A zero (of an equation).

  10. Root as a noun (graph theory, computing):

    The single node of a tree that has no parent.

  11. Root as a noun (linguistic morphology):

    The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

  12. Root as a noun (philology):

    A word from which another word or words are derived.

  13. Root as a noun (music):

    The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Busby"

  14. Root as a noun:

    The lowest place, position, or part.

  15. Root as a noun (computing):

    In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.

    Examples:

    "I have to log in as root before I do that."

  16. Root as a noun (computing):

    The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

    Examples:

    "I installed the files in the root directory."

  17. Root as a noun (slang):

    A penis, especially the base of a penis.

  1. Root as a verb:

    To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

  2. Root as a verb:

    To be firmly fixed; to be established.

  3. Root as a verb (computing, slang, transitive):

    To break into a computer system and obtain root access.

    Examples:

    "We rooted his box and planted a virus on it."

  1. Root as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To turn up or dig with the snout.

    Examples:

    "A pig roots the earth for truffles."

  2. Root as a verb (by extension):

    To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.

  3. Root as a verb (intransitive):

    To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.

    Examples:

    "rooting about in a junk-filled drawer"

  4. Root as a verb (transitive):

    To root out; to abolish.

  5. Root as a verb (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar, slang):

    To have sexual intercourse.

  6. Root as a verb (horticulture, intransitive):

    To grow roots

    Examples:

    "The cuttings are starting to root."

  7. Root as a verb (horticulture, transitive):

    To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings

    Examples:

    "We rooted some cuttings last summer."

  1. Root as a noun (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang):

    An act of sexual intercourse.

    Examples:

    "Fancy a root?"

  2. Root as a noun (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang):

    A sexual partner.

  1. Root as a verb (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US):

    To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of.

    Examples:

    "I'm rooting for you, don't let me down!"

  1. Taproot as a noun (botany):

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

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