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  2. Taproot - Wikipedia

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    The fibrous-root system (A) is characterized by many roots with similar sizes. In contrast, plants that use the taproot system (B) grow a main root, with smaller roots branching off. The letters indicate where the root systems begin. A taproot is a large, central, and dominant root from which other roots sprout

  3. List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of botanical terms; List of Greek and Latin roots in English; List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names; List of plant genera named for people: A–C, D–J, K–P, Q–Z; List of plant family names with etymologies

  4. Glossary of plant morphology - Wikipedia

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    In its broader sense, a tap-root that is thick and fleshy (due to storage); i.e. when tuberation take place in a tap-root. Pneumatophores (respiratory roots) – Part of tap-root system as respiratory roots; found in many mangrove trees. They arise from the thick, mature branches of tap-root systems, and grow upwards.

  5. Root vegetable - Wikipedia

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    Root vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans or animals as food. In agricultural and culinary terminology, the term applies to true roots such as taproots and tuberous roots as well as non-roots such as bulbs , corms , rhizomes , and stem tubers .

  6. List of plant family names with etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of botanical terms; List of Greek and Latin roots in English; List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names; List of plant genera named for people: A–C, D–J, K–P, Q–Z; List of plant genus names with etymologies: A–C, D–K, L–P, Q–Z

  7. List of types of numbers - Wikipedia

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    Such a number is algebraic and can be expressed as the sum of a rational number and the square root of a rational number. Constructible number: A number representing a length that can be constructed using a compass and straightedge. Constructible numbers form a subfield of the field of algebraic numbers, and include the quadratic surds.

  8. List of drill and tap sizes - Wikipedia

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    Schematic of a machine tap. Below is a comprehensive drill and tap size chart for all drills and taps: Inch, imperial, and metric, up to 36.5 millimetres (1.44 in) in diameter. In manufactured parts, holes with female screw threads are often needed; they accept male screws to facilitate the building and fastening of a finished assembly.

  9. List of mathematical functions - Wikipedia

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    Prime-counting function: Number of primes less than or equal to a given number. Partition function: Order-independent count of ways to write a given positive integer as a sum of positive integers. Möbius μ function: Sum of the nth primitive roots of unity, it depends on the prime factorization of n. Prime omega functions; Chebyshev functions