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root vegetable
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
root vegetable
(noun)
root vegetable
noun
plural
root vegetables
root vegetable
noun
plural
root vegetables
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROOT VEGETABLE
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a vegetable (such as a carrot or potato) that grows under the ground
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