: a crop (such as turnips) grown for its enlarged roots
Examples of root crop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDropping temperatures can actually make your produce taste sweeter, as root crops develop more sugars when the thermostat drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024 Basil deters carrot flies and other pests that damage root crops and riddle carrots with unsightly holes.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2024 The sugar beet is a root crop, which is sliced and processed down into sugar cane and molasses.—Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 Direct seed root crops into garden beds: radishes, beets, carrots and turnips.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for root crop
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