How to Use root vegetable in a Sentence

root vegetable

noun

• Yams Yams are a dry, starchy root vegetable with rough skin that looks a bit like the bark of a tree.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
• Sweet potatoes are a root vegetable from the New World with softer, red skin and creamy flesh.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 7 July 2023
• Sweet potatoes are a root vegetable with softer, red skin and creamy flesh.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
• This masterpiece of a root vegetable requires cool weather and does best when planted in the fall.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 14 July 2023
• Beyond giving the dish a rosy hue, the root vegetable also provides a subtle sweetness.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
• Beets are readily available in grocery stores year-round, and the root vegetable can add a pop of color to a salad or hummus plate.
  — Andrea Michelson, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2023
• Potatoes are a versatile and budget-friendly root vegetable that doesn’t get enough love.
  — Redbook, 10 May 2023
• Metacom Kitchen’s root vegetable salad composed of parsnips, beets, carrots, infused goat cheese and puffed sesame.
  — Andrea E. McHugh, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
• Thanks to its sweet, earthy flavor, the root vegetable is very adaptable, shapeshifting to accommodate both sweet and savory dishes.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
• It a root vegetable that contains the polyphenol curcumin, which is the active compound that gives it its vibrant yellow color.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 13 May 2023
• The roasted root vegetable soup is ideal in winter when those ingredients are in season.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
• Maca This root vegetable from Peru has been used for its aphrodisiac properties for centuries.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
• The wine flowed all night and the group snacked on small plates of caviar, braised short ribs with celery root purée, crispy parmesan potatoes with bordelaise aioli and duck confit with root vegetable hash plus a massive charcuterie board.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
• For centuries, the root vegetable has been used as a home remedy for lots of health issues, ranging from digestive problems to arthritis pain, research shows.
  — Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 9 Oct. 2023
• Cassava is a root vegetable also called yucca and manioc.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
• Look no further than this autumnal salad that pairs the root vegetable with cauliflower.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 June 2023
• This creamy root vegetable soup can be prepared up to three days in advance, and refrigerated in an airtight container until ready to serve.
  — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
• In fact, sweet potatoes are a very nutritious root vegetable, packed with protein, calcium, vitamin A, and beta-carotene.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 7 July 2023
• Ginger and galangal, another root vegetable with a sharp, citrusy taste, are other foods—also commonly used in hotter regions—that can cause the same sweating and cooling effect.
  — Alice Park, Time, 20 July 2023
• The root vegetable is also a rich source of beta-carotene, an antioxidant associated with a host of health benefits, Palladino says.
  — Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024