tuberous root
noun
: a thick fleshy storage root (as of a dahlia) that is like a tuber but lacks buds or scale leaves
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Sweet potatoes are an edible tuberous root.
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Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
These gluten-free pancakes are made with cassava flour, which is made from a starchy tuberous root vegetable called a yuca.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
Peniocereius roseae: This cactus with a tuberous root is native to Sinaloa, Mexico.
—Dennis Peck | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 May 2022
Charkowski hypothesized, however, that Dug may actually be a tuberous root, a storage root similar to a potato tuber, but lacks buds like the eyes on a potato.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022
In the fall, plant the tuberous root in a sunny location in your garden where the soil is well-drained.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022
By the 1860s, the tuberous root was nearly extinct, relegated to cemeteries and other unfrequented side plots.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
This tuberous root produces the flowers for the beautiful ribbons of color at The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch.
—Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
Jicama, common in Mexico, is an edible tuberous root and can get quite big.
—Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 23 Sep. 2020
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Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
These gluten-free pancakes are made with cassava flour, which is made from a starchy tuberous root vegetable called a yuca.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
Peniocereius roseae: This cactus with a tuberous root is native to Sinaloa, Mexico.
—Dennis Peck | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 May 2022
Charkowski hypothesized, however, that Dug may actually be a tuberous root, a storage root similar to a potato tuber, but lacks buds like the eyes on a potato.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022
In the fall, plant the tuberous root in a sunny location in your garden where the soil is well-drained.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022
By the 1860s, the tuberous root was nearly extinct, relegated to cemeteries and other unfrequented side plots.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
This tuberous root produces the flowers for the beautiful ribbons of color at The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch.
—Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
Jicama, common in Mexico, is an edible tuberous root and can get quite big.
—Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 23 Sep. 2020
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