These entries for “Root vegetable” reflect what has worked before in completed crossword puzzles. The list prioritizes options that align directly with how the clue has been used and solved.
Possible Answers:
- BEET
- POTATO
- TURNIP
- PARSNIP
- CELERIAC
- SWEDE
- CARROT
- TUBER
- YAM
- RADISH
- SWEETPOTATO
- BEETROOT
- TARO
- OCA
Synonyms and Definitions
BEET
- Synonyms: beetroot, beta vulgaris, common beet
POTATO
- Synonyms: irish potato, murphy, solanum tuberosum, spud, tater, white potato, white potato vine
TURNIP
- Synonyms: brassica rapa, white turnip
PARSNIP
- Synonyms: pastinaca sativa
CELERIAC
- Synonyms: apium graveolens rapaceum, celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celery
SWEDE
- Synonyms: brassica napus napobrassica, rutabaga, rutabaga plant, swedish turnip, turnip cabbage, yellow turnip
CARROT
- Synonyms: cultivated carrot, daucus carota sativa
TUBER
- Synonyms: genus tuber
YAM
- Synonyms: yam plant
RADISH
- Synonyms: daikon, japanese radish, radish plant, raphanus sativus, raphanus sativus longipinnatus
BEETROOT
- Synonyms: beet, beta vulgaris rubra
TARO
- Synonyms: cocoyam, colocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, edda, eddo, taro plant, taro root
OCA
- Synonyms: oka, oxalis crenata, oxalis tuberosa