primary root (OPP. secondary root) Dicotyledoneae Asteraceae herb - root system, primary root becomes tap root and lateral roots 21st century (2014). Photo RoRo Category Plant morphology French racine primaire (OPP. racine secondaire) English primary root (OPP. secondary root) Japanese Kanji 幼根 Kana ようこん Translitération yô-kon Chinese Traditional 初生根(對比:次生根) Simplified 初生根(对比:次生根) Pinyin chusheng gen (OPP. cisheng gen) Other illustrations C = Primary root 85221st century (2014). Photo Jon Houseman Preceding entry Next entry