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34:Carrot roots in various shapes and colors
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696:Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
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159:as well as non-roots such as
814:(bush carrot or bush potato)
676:Daucus carota subsp. sativus
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287:spp. (arrowhead or wapatoo)
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203:List of root vegetables
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783:Scorzonera hispanica
547:Tropaeolum tuberosum
485:Helianthus tuberosus
308:Colocasia antiquorum
277:Pteridium esculentum
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517:Plectranthus edulis
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333:Allium cepa
179:Description
171:, and stem
1092:Categories
1079:16 January
1041:2009-07-31
1005:References
799:Tragopogon
746:and ahipa)
457:Yam tubers
391:(galangal)
375:(turmeric)
300:Xanthosoma
284:Sagittaria
225:Taro corms
217:Plant stem
88:newspapers
18:Root crops
952:latitudes
852:Dioscorea
794:(skirret)
706:Taraxacum
702:Dandelion
604:hypocotyl
580:True root
383:(ginseng)
118:July 2024
954:, where
682:Celeriac
644:rutabaga
640:kohlrabi
635:Brassica
606:tissue)
558:(ulluku)
534:(potato)
447:(ginger)
360:(fennel)
344:(garlic)
269:Nymphaea
240:(konjac)
193:starches
169:rhizomes
153:taproots
151:such as
991:Oceania
983:Central
979:cereals
948:harvest
927:(yacón)
804:salsify
766:parsley
750:Parsnip
662:Burdock
600:Taproot
366:Rhizome
336:(onion)
102:scholar
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956:winter
855:spp. (
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764:spp. (
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692:Daikon
672:Carrot
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197:sugars
173:tubers
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436:Typha
404:Canna
292:Typha
165:corms
161:bulbs
149:roots
109:JSTOR
95:books
1081:2020
1030:ISBN
995:fufu
985:and
934:Uses
857:yams
646:and
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327:Bulb
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