root crop

American  

noun

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

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root crop British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of root crop

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

"We've had a particularly wet spring so planting was difficult for any root crops, and then the autumn when crops are lifted and harvested, that was also very difficult," she says.

From BBC

The IPCC's inventory method includes nitrous oxide from crop residues such as annual cereal and seed crops, root crops, vegetables, fodder crops and grassland renewal.

From Science Daily

There are root crops like beets, carrots, celery root, and the parsnip-like skirret.

From National Geographic

Similarly, root crops can have widely varying storage lives.

From Seattle Times

A wide range of alliums, leafy greens, brassicas and root crops grow well here.

From Salon