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Taproot — Осн … Википедия
Taproot — est un groupe de rock américain basé à Ann Arbor (Michigan). Le groupe fut fondé en 1997 et a publié six albums. Médiatisé à partir des années 2000, après leurs signatures chez Warner, ils sont considérés comme la nouvelle vague métal et… … Wikipédia en Français
Taproot — Datos generales Origen Ann Arbor, Míchigan Estado En activo Información artística … Wikipedia Español
Taproot — Tap root , n. (Bot.) The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Taproot — Stephen Richards im Jahr 2005 … Deutsch Wikipedia
taproot — (n.) c.1600, from TAP (Cf. tap) (n.) + ROOT (Cf. root) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
taproot — ► NOUN ▪ a straight tapering root growing vertically downwards and forming the centre from which subsidiary rootlets spring … English terms dictionary
taproot — [tap′ro͞ot΄] n. [ TAP2 + ROOT1] a main root, growing almost vertically downward, from which small branch roots spread out … English World dictionary
Taproot — A plant s taproot is a straight tapering root that grows vertically down. It forms a center from which other roots sprout.Plants with taproots are difficult to transplant. The presence of a taproot is why dandelions are hard to uproot mdash; the… … Wikipedia
taproot — /tap rooht , root /, n. Bot. a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots. See illus. under root1. [1595 1605; TAP2 + ROOT1] * * * Main root of a primary root system. It grows vertically downward. From the… … Universalium
taproot — UK [ˈtæpˌruːt] / US [ˈtæpˌrut] noun [countable] Word forms taproot : singular taproot plural taproots biology the main straight root of a plant that has smaller roots growing out from its sides … English dictionary