What does "root vegetable" mean?

A vegetable whose the edible part is the root, such as the carrot, potato, or onion.

What is a synonym for "root vegetable"?

Common synonyms include: carrot, horseradishes, parsnip, radish, salsify, skirret.

noun

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Noun

1
A vegetable whose the edible part is the root, such as the carrot, potato, or onion.
2
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers wordnet