11. But, all the while, he was quietly sinking a tap root in Atlanta. 12. The root system has a well-developed tap root with few fibrous secondary roots. 13. The tap root can be used as an excellent potato substitute, tasting like pasta. 14. Annual herb, with woody tap root . 15. It will survive a transplant only if you dig it out with the tap root intact. 16. The sequoia spreads its roots outward in shallow soil, and it has no tap root . 17. It spreads roots by putting out suckers but in coarse soil puts down a tap root . 18. The plant forms a fleshy tap root which is used as a storage and overwintering structure. 19. Dandelions ( Taraxacum officinale ) not only pop up all over, they have deep tap roots . 20. They extend a deep, deep tap root at the expense of other things with shallow roots.