root vegetable

noun

: a vegetable (such as a carrot or potato) that grows under the ground

Examples of root vegetable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Radishes Radishes are a root vegetable (specifically a taproot) full of peppery flavor, vitamin C, and fiber. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024 Order a burger and the root vegetable side dish — a delicious example of French and Appalachian fusion. Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024 Here, across all this extraordinary abundance, is the modern manifestation of ancient wisdom, born of necessity, in wasting nothing — certainly no part of a butchered animal; no catchable fish or crustacean or mollusk; no fruit, however prickly its skin; no leafy plant, root vegetable or fungus. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024 According to Scott Keatley, RD, co-owner of Keatley Medical Nutrition Therapy, traditional bubble tea pearls are made of tapioca, which is a starch extracted from cassava, a root vegetable. Korin Miller, Health, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for root vegetable 

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“Root vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20vegetable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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