Hyphenation of taproot

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word taproot? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

tap-root

Definitions of taproot:

1.	(botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
2.	Something that provides an important central source for growth or development The taproot of his resentment Genius and insanity spring from the same taproot

Synonyms of taproot:

noun	root
noun	source, seed, germ

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.