- root vegetable
- `root ,vegetable noun counta vegetable such as a CARROT whose root is the part that is eaten
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root vegetable
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root vegetable — root .vegetable n a vegetable such as a potato or ↑carrot that grows under the ground … Dictionary of contemporary English
root vegetable — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms root vegetable : singular root vegetable plural root vegetables a vegetable such as a carrot whose root is the part that is eaten … English dictionary
Root vegetable — Root vegetables are plant roots used as vegetables. [cite web url=http://www.askoxford.com/concise oed/root 1?view=uk title=AskOxford.com accessdate=2007 05 06] Other underground plants are often, erroneously, called root vegetables. Root… … Wikipedia
root vegetable — noun any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable, ↑veggie, ↑veg • Hyponyms: ↑potato, ↑white potato, ↑Irish potato, ↑murphy, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
root vegetable — noun The root of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as the carrot, potato, or onion … Wiktionary
root vegetable — noun the fleshy enlarged root of a plant used as a vegetable, e.g. a carrot … English new terms dictionary
root vegetable — noun (C) a vegetable such as a potato or carrot that grows under the ground … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
root — Ⅰ. root [1] ► NOUN 1) a part of a plant normally below ground, which acts as a support and collects water and nourishment. 2) the embedded part of a bodily organ or structure such as a hair. 3) (also root vegetable) a turnip, carrot, or other… … English terms dictionary
root crop — noun crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips • Hypernyms: ↑crop * * * noun : a crop grown for its enlarged roots (as turnips, mangels, sugar beets, sweet potatoes) * * * a crop, as beets, turnips, or sweet potatoes, grown … Useful english dictionary
Root-knot nematode — Larva of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, magnified 500×, shown here penetrating a tomato root Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
