Root plants are a type of plant that have edible roots. The term ROOT PLANT can be broken down into five different crossword solutions: CARROT (6 letters), PARSNIP (7 letters), RADIX (5 letters), TURNIP (6 letters), and YAM (3 letters). Carrots are a root vegetable with an orange color, while parsnips are similar to carrots but are white in color. RADIX is a Latin word meaning root, and turnips and yams are both root vegetables with a white or yellowish color.