24 Types of Root Vegetables: List of root vegetables with pictures
Root vegetables are underground plant parts eaten by humans as food. Although botany distinguishes true roots (such as taproots and tuberous roots) from non-roots (such as bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers, although some contain both hypocotyl and taproot tissue), the term “root vegetable” is applied to all these types in agricultural and culinary usage. Generally, Root vegetables are generally storage organs, enlarged to store energy in the form of carbohydrates. … Read more