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Taproot vs Rhizomania - What's the difference?

taproot | rhizomania |

As nouns the difference between taproot and rhizomania

is that taproot is a long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions) while rhizomania is an abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.

taproot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).

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    rhizomania

    English

    Noun

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  • An abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.