Root_vegetable Root_vegetable

Root vegetable - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Amphibian, Angiosperm, Annual, Apathetic, Asparagus, Aubergine, Bean, Beans, Beet, Beetroot, Biennial, Bored, Broccoli

Root vegetables, broadly speaking, are plants whose the underground parts (generally storage organs) are used as food. Many of them are not roots, botanically speaking. The potato, Jerusalem artichoke and ginger, for example, are underground stems, i.e. rhizomes or tubers.

List of Root Vegetables

Vegetable Plant part
arracacha taproot
beet taproot
black salsify taproot
burdock taproot
canna lily rhizome
carrot taproot
cassava tuberous root
celeriac taproot
ginger rhizome
horseradish taproot
jerusalem artichoke tuber
jicama taproot
lotus root rhizome
maca hypocotyl
mashua tuber
oca tuber
parsley taproot
parsnip taproot
potato tuber
radish taproot
rutabaga taproot
skirret tuberous root or taproot (confirm?)
sweet potato tuberous root
taro corm
turmeric rhizome
turnip taproot
ulluco tuberous root or tuber (confirm?)
yacón tuberous root
yam tuber

Example Usage of vegetable

thequiltingmama: Why is it when my mom decides we have enough food, the thing she cuts out is the vegetable?
HeartOkPlease: @po_lo Yes it will have to be raw. Try combining a vegetable with a fruit or another sweet vegetable to improve taste, ex:apple & beetroot.
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