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shallot

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

A small perennial variety of onion which forms clumps of small separate bulbs of similar size(formerly confused with Allium ascalonicum, an onion of the Near East); a bulb of this plant,esp.as used ...

radish

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

Annual or biennial plant (Raphanus sativus) of the mustard family, probably of Oriental origin, grown for its large, succulent root. Low in calories and high in bulk, radishes have a sharp taste and ...

chinese toon

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

It is is a species of Toona native to eastern and southeastern Asia,also called toona sinensis. The young leaves are extensively used as a vegetable in China; they have an onion-like flavour.

water chestnut

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

The thick bottom part of the stem of a plant that grows in China. It is used in Chinese cooking.

water caltrop

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

A plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits,also named "water chestnut".

ajo rojo garlic

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

Ajo rojo garlic is a Creole variety of Allium sativum. Ajo is Spanish for garlic and rojo means red. Ajo rojo is considered a hardneck variety, yet it is genetically distinct from both hardneck and ...

amethyst radish

Fruits & vegetables; Root vegetables

The amethyst radish is the edible root of the amethyst radish (Raphanus sativus) plant. This cruciferous root vegetable is a member of the Brassicaceae family along with turnips and horseradish. If ...

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