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root cellar
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noun
a cellar, partially or wholly underground and usually covered with dirt, where root crops and other vegetables are stored.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of root cellar
First recorded in 1815â25
Words nearby root cellar
root beer, root canal, root canal therapy, rootcap, root caries index, root cellar, root climber, root crop, root division, root doctor, rooted
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