root vegetable

Other Definitions
root vegetable (dict)

Root vegetables are underground plant parts (including tubers, tuberous roots, taproots, rhizomes, corms, bulbs, and enlarged hypocotyls) used as vegetables. Root vegetables are usually storage organs, enlarged to store energy.

List of root vegetables and their anatomical types

Vegetable	Plant part
arracacha	taproot
beet	taproot
black salsify	taproot
burdock	taproot
canna lily	rhizome
carrot	taproot
cassava	tuberous root
celeriac	taproot
ginger	rhizome
horseradish	taproot
jerusalem artichoke	tuber
jicama	taproot
lotus root	rhizome
maca	hypocotyl
mashua	tuber
oca	tuber
parsley	taproot
parsnip	taproot
potato	tuber
radish	taproot
rutabaga	taproot
skirret	taproot
sweet potato	tuberous root
taro	corm
turmeric	rhizome
turnip	taproot
ulluco	tuberous root or tuber (confirm?)
yacón	tuberous root
yam	tuber