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root crop
root cropn. A crop, as of turnips or yams, grown for its edible roots.root crop n (Agriculture) a crop, as of turnips or beets, cultivated for the food value of its roots root′ crop`
n. a crop, as beets, grown for its roots. root cropA vegetable, such as beetroot, carrot, parsnip and potato, that is grown for its edible roots.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  root crop - crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnipscrop - a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale |
Translationsroot1 (ruːt) noun1. the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil. Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots. 植物根部 根茎2. the base of something growing in the body. the roots of one's hair/teeth. 人體部位的根部(髮根、牙根) 牙根、（发）根 3. cause; origin. Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble. 根源 根源4. (in plural) family origins. Our roots are in Scotland. 祖先 祖先 verb to (make something) grow roots. These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost. (使)生根 使...生根root beer a kind of non-alcoholic drink made from the roots of certain plants. 麥根沙士 植物根茎制成的一种啤酒根汁汽水（用植物的根制成，不含酒精） root crop plants with roots that are grown for food. The farm has three fields of root crops. 根莖作物 供食用的块根作物root out1. to pull up or tear out by the roots. The gardener began to root out the weeds. 連根拔起 连根拔出2. to get rid of completely. We must do our best to root out poverty. 根除 根除take root to grow firmly; to become established. The plants soon took root. 紮根 生根
root crop
root crop, vegetable cultivated chiefly for its edible roots, e.g., the beet, turnip, mangel-wurzel, carrot, and parsnip. All root crops have a large water content and grow best in deeply cultivated soil in cool, overcast weather when the plant's loss of water through transpiration is lowest. Because they require thorough cultivating they are often desirable in a rotation of crops—beets and turnips being most frequently so used. Root crops, especially beets, turnips, and carrots, are also grown as food for livestock.root crop
root crop any roots which are used for human or animal foods. Usually they are from plants which use their roots as storage organs, and with few exceptions they have tap roots; examples are carrots, parsnips.LegalSeeRootroot crop
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