taproot
- n (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
- n something that provides an important central source for growth or development
the taproot of his resentment
genius and insanity spring from the same taproot
- He concluded the point by returning to the specific question of Christianity: By destroying Israel, they ultimately wanted to tear up the taproot of the Christian faith and .
- Like her, Giannini knows how to work right at the taproot of his character.
- When public schools ban the Bible to duck religious controversy, they recklessly cut off a sturdy taproot of secular culture.