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Fresh taro tubers with stems attached are lined up for sale at a market in Hawaii. cassava sugar beets Three whole daikon radishes with leafy green tops rest on a woven mat, with sliced rounds and another radish in the background on a wooden surface. potato tubers Ginger rhizomes Close-up of two taro roots with brown, fibrous, and patterned skin on a wooden surface. Pile of freshly harvested garlic bulbs with purple streaks and attached stems. Democratic Republic of the Congo: children pounding cassava into flour A pile of fresh wasabi rhizomes (Eutrema japonicum) with rough, knobby green skin, displayed for sale at a fish market in Tokyo, Japan.
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Taro
Edible taro corms, often called taro roots (Colocasia esculenta), for sale...
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cassava
Cassava (Manihot esculenta).
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sugar beets
Rows of harvested sugar beets (Beta vulgaris). Both sugar beets and sugarcane...
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Daikon
Freshly harvested daikon radishes (Raphanus sativus, variety longipinnatus). 
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potato tubers
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum).
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Ginger rhizomes
Fresh ginger (Zingiber officinale). Commonly called ginger root, the edible...
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Taro corms
Taro corms are a good source of beneficial carbohydrates and fibers.
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garlic
Freshly harvested garlic bulbs (Allium sativum).
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: children pounding cassava into flour
Lunda children pounding cassava into flour, southwestern Democratic Republic of the...
John Anthony/Bruce Coleman Ltd.
Wasabi rhizomes
Fresh wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) rhizomes for sale.
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Potatoes
Workers harvesting potatoes on a farm in Italy.
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