root crop

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noun

a crop, as beets, turnips, or sweet potatoes, grown for its large and edible undergound parts.

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Origin of root crop

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby root crop

root canal, root canal therapy, rootcap, root cellar, root climber, root crop, root division, root doctor, rooted, rooted to the spot, rooter

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How to use root crop in a sentence

A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
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She is wearing a crop top, and Andrew has his arm wrapped around her waist.
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Last summer, I spoke with first black supermodel Beverly Johnson about this for The Root.
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It has grown from a rotten root—striving to replace human judgment with detailed dictates.
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Speaking of the literature you love, the Bloomsbury writers crop up in your collection repeatedly.
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First, how about the expansibility needed to supply adequate funds for crop-moving?
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He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
But before he could even sow that year's crop, he would have to see a certain banker who lived in Nebraska.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
But at the root of the unnatural miracles is the natural miracle—the heart of man.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
You see, I stuck to him like a log to a root, but for the first week or so 'twant no use—not a bit.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for root crop

root crop

noun

a crop, as of turnips or beets, cultivated for the food value of its roots

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