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Root vegetables are underground plant parts used as vegetables. They are called root vegetables for lack of a better generic term, but include both true roots such as tuberous roots and taproots , as well as non-roots such as tubers , rhizomes , corms , bulbs , and hypocotyls .
Root vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans or animals 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 .
Indian Potato- roots of two native species- Apios americana and Apios priceana; Jerusalem artichoke - specific species of sunflower with large, edible root. Lily Bulbs- several species in Lilium family; Oca - specific species of Oxalis, or Wood Sorrel with large edible root. Tobacco Root (species of Velerian, not actual tobacco)
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Young inflorescences and shoots, cooked; roots, edible raw when chewed; ash, as a salt substitute [41] Poppy: Papaver rhoeas: Worldwide, principally in the northern temperate zones: Seeds (from September, when the seed heads are dry, gray-brown and holed); edible raw as a spice or flavoring [42] Samphire, glasswort, pickleweed, sea beans, sea ...
List of edible flowers; List of leaf vegetables; Root vegetable * Edible plant stem; A. Achyranthes japonica; ... List of edible plants and mushrooms of southeast Alaska;
The edible portion is an enlarged (swollen) hypocotyl. It is a member of the cabbage family and is white, green, or purple in color. Lotus root The edible portion is a stem modified for underwater growth. Buds and branches are visible on the vegetable sold as lotus root. Potato The edible portion is a rhizome (an underground stem) that is also ...
Root vegetable names by various Indian languages; Hindi English Botanical name Assamese Bengali Gujarati Kannada Malayalam Marathi Oriya Punjabi Sinhala Tamil Telugu ...