When cultivated it becomes large, and constitutes Chicory, of which the taproot is used extensively in France for blending with coffee, being closely allied to the Endive and the Dandelion.
The taproot of the cultivated plant is roasted in France, and mixed with coffee, to which, when infused, it gives a bitterish taste and a dark colour.
A longtaproot is objectionable on account of the additional cost and labor entailed in digging holes of sufficient depth for planting.
The root consists almost entirely of one large taproot destitute of laterals.
In normally developed trees of the same age, the taproot would have been three or four feet long.
The one on the right was carefully lifted so as to preserve as much as possible of the taproot, while the one on the left had the taproot cut when it was transplanted at one year.
All broken parts of roots should be carefully cut off, leaving good, smooth surfaces, and the taproot cut or pruned back, as described in the chapter on pruning.
In moving such a tree, the lower part of the central taproot must, of course, be cut off, but as many of the side roots as possible are retained.
Instead of widening the hole at once, they kept laboring at the root, working the stump back and forth, as though they hoped to crystallize that stubborn taproot and snap it like a wire.
His fingers slipped off their separate grips, and the stump, though it groaned against the taproot under the strain, did not come out.
At the bottom was the white remnant of the taproot where it had burst under the strain.
Domesticity is the taproot which enables the nation to branch wide and high.
The English are so rich, and seem to have established a taproot in the bowels of the planet, because they are constitutionally fertile and creative.
Endive A biennial member of the chicory family, endive quickly puts down a deep taproot and is naturally able to grow through prolonged drought.
Release the water/fertilizer mix close to the center of the vine, where the taproot can use it.
Dry gardeners should not transplant squash; the taproot must not be broken.
This breaks the taproot and makes the plant more dependent on lateral roots seeking moisture in the top 18 inches of soil.
Usually a taprootgoes down several feet and then, soil conditions permitting, thickly occupies a large area, ultimately reaching down 5 to 8 feet.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "taproot" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
