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What is taproots?

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Thanh Huong Nguyen

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3y ago
Updated: 8/8/2021

Main axis of a root that penetrates deeply and is used by certain plants (such as carrots) for food storage. Often it's fleshy and stores food, it is conical in shape, and form the primary root, plus produces branches then called secondary roots.
To find sources of water.

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