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| beet |
a plant whose leaves and fleshy dark red root can be eaten. |
| briar |
a pipe made from the root of a brier. |
| brier2 |
a shrub of southern Europe. The brier's woody root is used in making tobacco pipes. |
| carrot |
a plant that produces an orange root that is eaten as a vegetable. [2 definitions] |
| derivation |
something taken from a root or source; something derived. [1/3 definitions] |
| ginger |
the root of a tropical plant, used as a spice to flavor food. [2 definitions] |
| licorice |
a flavoring made from the root of this plant. [1/3 definitions] |
| parsnip |
a plant like a carrot. The parsnip has yellow flowers and a large, pale root that can be eaten. [2 definitions] |
| radical |
having to do with the root or source; basic; fundamental. [1/4 definitions] |
| radish |
a plant that has a crisp and strong-tasting root. [2 definitions] |
| root1 |
the part of a word to which other word parts, such as suffixes and prefixes, can be added--or a free-standing word with no other word parts. The word "heat" is a free-standing word that also functions as a root. When you combine this root with the prefix "pre-," for example, you get a new word, "preheat," that means to heat up in advance. [2/9 definitions] |
| rout2 |
to root about with the snout. [1/3 definitions] |
| sweet potato |
an orange plant root that is eaten as a vegetable. A sweet potato looks like an orange potato, but the two plants are not closely related. Sweet potatoes usually have a sweet taste when they are cooked. |
| turnip |
a plant that is safe to eat and that has a large white root and hairy leaves that are sometimes used as greens. [2 definitions] |
| yam |
the root of a tropical climbing plant, or the plant itself. The root is eaten as a cooked vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
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