taproot
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
Types & categories
- root hypernym
Related & opposite
- phytology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
something that provides an important central source for growth or development
the taproot of his resentment
Types & categories
- germ hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | root |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | germ |