Root vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans as food. In agricultural and culinary terminology, the term applies to true roots such as taproots and tuberous roots as well as non-roots such as bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and stem tubers.[1]
^López Camelo, Andrés F. (2004). Manual for the Preparation and Sale of Fruits and Vegetables. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 6. ISBN 92-5-104991-2. Retrieved 2009-07-31. However, in the case of potatoes (Figure 10), sweet potatoes, and other root vegetables, readiness for harvest is based on the percentage of tubers of a specific size. Potatoes are technically tubers, not roots, and sweet potatoes are tuberous roots.
Rootvegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans as food. In agricultural and culinary terminology, the term applies to true roots such as...
kvass added. Botvinya got its name from the Russian botva, which means "rootvegetable greens", referring to beet plant leaves. Svekolnik [ru], or svyokolnik...
swede (Southern England English and some Commonwealth English) is a rootvegetable, a form of Brassica napus (which also includes rapeseed). Other names...
an edible herb or root". The year 1955 saw the first use of the shortened, slang term "veggie". As an adjective, the word vegetable is used in scientific...
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a rootvegetable, typically orange in color, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white...
esculenta) is a rootvegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms...
cultivated for its edible stem or hypocotyl, and shoots. Celeriac is like a rootvegetable except it has a bulbous hypocotyl with many small roots attached. Celeriac...
The turnip or white turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) is a rootvegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot...
stronger flavor. Root parsley is very common in central, eastern, and southern European cuisines, where it is used as a snack or a vegetable in many soups...
dehydrated, dried, or baked. Many different rootvegetables or leaf vegetables may be used. Vegetable chips may be eaten as a snack food and may accompany...
popular. Fresh lotus root slices are limited by a fast browning rate. Lotus root tea is consumed in Korea. Lotus root is a popular vegetable in Sri Lanka, where...
The radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus) is an edible rootvegetable of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, that was domesticated in Asia prior...
The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a rootvegetable closely related to carrot and parsley, all belonging to the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is a...
being edible, the root, stem, seeds and leaves are edible as well. The tubers of the plant are eaten like potatoes and other rootvegetables, while the shoots...
Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a rootvegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Cultivars...
underground, used for storage of vegetables, fruits, nuts, or other foods. Its name reflects the traditional focus on root crops stored in an underground...
widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a rootvegetable. Helianthus tuberosus is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5–3 m...
originated from Santiago. It is made from French fries or a mash of a rootvegetable or tuber such as plantain or yuca, then layered with meat and then cheese...
taproot, which is typically dried, but may also be freshly cooked as a rootvegetable. As a cash crop, it is primarily exported as a powder that may be raw...
marshland plant in the family Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since ancient times. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves...
growing in various widely cultivated forms including the turnip (a rootvegetable); Komatsuna, napa cabbage, bomdong, bok choy, and rapini. Brassica rapa...
also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, cabbage, and radish). It is a rootvegetable, cultivated and used worldwide as a spice and as a condiment. The species...
carota subsp. sativus) Arracacha, an Andean rootvegetable sometimes called white carrot Other rootvegetables are similar in appearance to a white carrot...
importance to produce table sugar; the rootvegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet; the leaf vegetable known as chard or spinach beet or silverbeet;...
the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a rootvegetable. The plant is not known in the wild, but populations of wild Oxalis...
The black radish, a cultivated variety of the radish, is a rootvegetable of the family Brassicaceae and is a variety of winter radish. It is also called...
usually barley, stewing or braising cuts of lamb, mutton or beef, rootvegetables (such as carrots, swedes, or sometimes turnips), and dried pulses (most...
Walnuts Juglans regia Rootvegetables have a broad variety of vitamins and minerals. 41. Black salsify Scorzonera hispanica 42. Parsley root Petroselinum crispum...
sometimes grown as a rootvegetable. The English name skirret is derived from the Middle English 'skirwhit' or 'skirwort', meaning 'white root'. In Scotland...
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