Editing Root vegetable (section)

{{short description|Plant roots used as a vegetable}}
[[File:CarrotDiversityLg.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Carrot roots come in various shapes and colors]]
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'''Root vegetables''' are underground plant parts eaten by humans or animals as [[food]]. In agricultural and culinary terminology, the term applies to true [[root]]s, such as [[taproot]]s and [[tuberous root|root tuber]]s, as well as non-roots such as [[bulb]]s, [[corm]]s, [[rhizome]]s, and [[Stem tuber|stem tubers]].<ref>{{cite book |last=López Camelo |first=Andrés F. |year=2004 |title=Manual for the Preparation and Sale of Fruits and Vegetables |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DwUdO9hPZ7sC/page/n14 6] |isbn=92-5-104991-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DwUdO9hPZ7sC |access-date=2009-07-31 |quote=However, in the case of potatoes (Figure 10), sweet potatoes, and other root vegetables, readiness for harvest is based on the percentage of a specific size.}} Potatoes are technically not roots, and sweet potatoes are a type of root called tuberous roots.</ref>