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Vegetables that have an edible root as an extension of the vegetable which grows underground. Highly nutritious, low in calories and containing little or no fat, many Root Vegetables are commonly eaten raw or prepared by cooking.

A root vegetable that comes from the Burdock plant a member of the thistle family, which can be readily identified by the large green unsplit and wavy leaves with tall bare stalks....

A turnip-like root vegetable that has a flavor similar to strong Celery combined with parsley. Unlike Celery, it must be pealed before it is prepared.

A root vegetable, native to the Mediterranean that closely resembles a parsnip, but has a pale white color rather than creamy yellow.

A tropical root vegetable, grown as a shrub in temperate zones of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, that is harvested for its root and leaves.

A tropical root vegetable, grown as a shrub in temperate zones of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, that is harvested for its root and leaves.

An underwater Asian root vegetable, with a shape similar to a long squash, which may grow up to four feet in length.

A fleshy white root vegetable harvested from a plant that is a member of the mustard family. It is the pungent oil contained in the root that gives horseradish its spicy, hot flavor.

A creamy yellow, long root vegetable that resembles a carrot. The Parsnip has a rich sweet nut-like flavor and can be boiled, fried, glazed, creamed, and used as an ingredient for soups and stews.

Vegetables with large, edible, bulb-like roots that are high in nutrients but low in calories, and most do not contain fat.

A small, round fleshy root vegetable with a smooth skin that can range in colors from white to yellow, green, or scarlet.

Any parts of any plant that are edible but do not develop from a flower. The edible parts of a plant could include seeds, nuts, fruit, roots, tubers, bulbs, leaves, or stems.

A flavorful, starchy tuber that can range in shape from a small and kidney-shaped variety to a larger barrel shaped root, similar to a sweet potato.

A vegetable, which is a member of the onion family, that has an appearance similar to a scallion. Long and round in shape, the stem of the leek is white at the root end and becomes increasingly darker green toward the top which is surrounded by stiff green or blue-green leaves, depending on the variety.

A vegetable, which belongs to the lily family of plants, that is grown for its edible bulb, which most often serves to flavor a variety of foods.