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1 radice
f rootradice quadrata square rootmettere radici put down roots* * *radice s.f.1 (bot.) root: la radice di una pianta, the root of a plant; radice puntuta, snag: radice aerea, aerial root; radice a fittone, tap root; radice fascicolata, fasciculate (o fasciate) root; senza radici, rootless; mettere radici, to root // mettere le radici in un luogo, (fig.) to put down roots in a place3 (fig.) ( causa) root: la radice di tutti i mali, the root of all evil; andare alla radice delle cose, to get to the root of things5 (anat.) root, radix*: la radice del dente, della lingua, dell'unghia, the root of the tooth, of the tongue, of the nail; radici nervose, spinal roots8 (mat.) root, solution; zero (of an equation): la radice di un numero, the root of a number; radice quadrata, cubica, square, cube root; segno di radice, radical sign; estrazione di radice, extraction of root* * *[ra'ditʃe]sostantivo femminile root (anche fig.)mettere -i — to take root, to root; fig. to put down roots
essere alla radice di qcs. — to be at the root of sth.
non ha -i — fig. he has no roots
radice commestibile — root vegetable, root crop
••* * *radice/ra'dit∫e/sostantivo f.root (anche fig.); mettere -i to take root, to root; fig. to put down roots; essere alla radice di qcs. to be at the root of sth.; estirpare il male alla radice to strike at the root of the problem; non ha -i fig. he has no roots; una credenza che ha -i profonde a deep-rooted belief\vedere l'erba dalla parte delle -i to be pushing up (the) daisies\radice commestibile root vegetable, root crop; radice cubica cube root; radice del naso bridge (of the nose); radice quadrata square root. -
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4 jicama
( MEXICA)Crisp, tan skinned white fleshed, turnip shaped root in the bean family. This is used in salsas as well as green salads♦ A large bulbous root vegetable with a thin brown skin and white crunchy flesh. Its sweet, nutty flavor is good both raw and cooked. It is a fair source for vitamin C and potassium. -
5 cardon
( FRANCE)cardoon, an edible thistle, related to the artichoke, with edible root and leafstalks; leafstalks used as a garnish for some meat dishes♦ large celery-like vegetable in the artichoke family, popular in Lyon, Provence, and the Mediterranean area.
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root vegetable — root ,vegetable noun count a vegetable such as a CARROT whose root is the part that is eaten … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
root vegetable — root .vegetable n a vegetable such as a potato or ↑carrot that grows under the ground … Dictionary of contemporary English
root vegetable — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms root vegetable : singular root vegetable plural root vegetables a vegetable such as a carrot whose root is the part that is eaten … English dictionary
Root vegetable — Root vegetables are plant roots used as vegetables. [cite web url=http://www.askoxford.com/concise oed/root 1?view=uk title=AskOxford.com accessdate=2007 05 06] Other underground plants are often, erroneously, called root vegetables. Root… … Wikipedia
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root vegetable — noun The root of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as the carrot, potato, or onion … Wiktionary
root vegetable — noun the fleshy enlarged root of a plant used as a vegetable, e.g. a carrot … English new terms dictionary
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root crop — noun crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips • Hypernyms: ↑crop * * * noun : a crop grown for its enlarged roots (as turnips, mangels, sugar beets, sweet potatoes) * * * a crop, as beets, turnips, or sweet potatoes, grown … Useful english dictionary
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