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root crop

noun

: a crop (such as turnips) grown for its enlarged roots

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Essentially desert country, its porous, sandy soil is inhospitable to all but a few types of shallow-root crops. Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025 Cole crops, including cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale and broccoli, will be included on the non-root crop side. Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and other plant pests nibble holes into leaves, burrow into root crops, and harm your vegetables and fruits in other ways. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025 Furthermore, Indigenous peoples used Amelanchier branches to craft arrow shafts, baskets, ropes, fish traps, and tools for unearthing root crops, writes Jeffrey A. Hart. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for root crop

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of root crop was in 1834

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“Root crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20crop. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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