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root vegetable vs spud

spud vs root vegetable

root vegetable and spud both are nouns.

root vegetable is not a verb while spud is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
root vegetable Yes No No No
spud Yes No Yes No
As nouns, spud is a hyponym of root vegetable; that is, spud is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than root vegetable:
  • root vegetable: any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
  • spud: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Other hyponyms of root vegetable include Irish potato, murphy, potato, tater, white potato, yam, sweet potato, Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke, beet, beetroot, carrot, celeriac, celery root, salsify, parsnip, radish, turnip, cocoyam, dasheen, edda, taro, taro root, parsley root.
root vegetable (noun) spud (noun)
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
root vegetable (verb) spud (verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate
initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
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