root vegetable

Also known as root vegetables, root crops, root as food, culinary root, medicinal root

plant root used as a vegetable

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Carrot roots come in various shapes and colorsRoot vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans and other animals as food. In agricultural and culinary terminology, the term applies to true roots, such as taproots and root tubers, as well as non-roots such as bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and stem tubers.

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