crop vs root crop

root crop vs crop

crop and root crop both are nouns.

crop is a verb but root crop is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crop	Yes	No	Yes	No
root crop	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, root crop is a hyponym of crop; that is, root crop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crop:

crop: a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
root crop: crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets, potatoes, turnips

Other hyponyms of crop include cash crop, catch crop, cover crop, field crop.

crop (noun)	root crop (noun)
a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food	crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets, potatoes, turnips
the stock or handle of a whip
the output of something in a season
a collection of people or things appearing together
the yield from plants in a single growing season
a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

crop (verb)	root crop (verb)
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
feed as in a meadow or pasture
cut short
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
yield crops
prepare for crops

Difference between crop and root crop

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