root vegetable

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root vegetable (plural root vegetables)

1. A vegetable whose the edible part is the root, such as the carrot, potato, or onion.

• “root vegetable”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “root vegetable”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “root vegetable” (US) / “root vegetable” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “root vegetable” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.