root cellar

noun

a cellar, partially or wholly underground and usually covered with dirt, where root crops and other vegetables are stored.

Origin of root cellar

First recorded in 1815–25

One cook got lost between the flour bin and the root cellar and nearly starved to death before he was found.
The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan | W. B. Laughead
Mun stored both in the root cellar, that was closed by a latch.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur Kjelgaard
It was from Polo, who had been left to guard the door of the root cellar.
Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet | Elizabeth W. Champney
A little natural obstacle doesn't send me shivering to the nearest root cellar.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron Brown
Connie found Mike Gillum busily stowing potatoes in an underground root cellar.
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps | James B. Hendryx

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