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Taproot

The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.

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Germ 76% connected

That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism app…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Root 76% connected

To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Seed 76% connected

of Seed

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Source 76% connected

The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

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