root crop

noun

: a crop (such as turnips) grown for its enlarged roots

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Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and other plant pests nibble holes into leaves, burrow into root crops, and harm your vegetables and fruits in other ways. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025 Furthermore, Indigenous peoples used Amelanchier branches to craft arrow shafts, baskets, ropes, fish traps, and tools for unearthing root crops, writes Jeffrey A. Hart. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025 But carrots, along with most other root crops, are not bothered by these allelopathic compounds. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025 Bolting occurs when the plant produces a flower stalk to produce seed instead of directing energy to the root crop. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for root crop

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of root crop was in 1834

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“Root crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20crop. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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