| SWEETPOTATO | The edible fleshy root of a tropical plant (5,6) |
| CASSAVA | Starchy tuberous root of a tropical tree (7) |
| TARO | Tuberous roots of a tropical plant served as polynesian food |
| KAVA | Aromatic drink made from the roots of a tropical shrub (4) |
| GUTTA | From the Latin for "drop", one of a series of pendent ornaments in the architrave of a Doric entablature; or, derived from the latex of a tropical plant, a "resist" used in silk painting |
| RHIZOSPHERE | Region of the soil in contact with the roots of a plant |
| ASPHODELINE | Genus of perennials, including the king's spear, with thick, fleshy roots (11) |
| LOOFAH | The interior of a dried fruit of a tropical plant used as a sponge for washing the body (6) |
| ALOE | --- vera, a juice obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, used in skin preparations (4) |
| STEM | A branch of a family; a peduncle of a plant; or, the root of a word (4) |
| CLOVE | Dried flower of a tropical plant used as a pungent aromatic spice |
| JUTE | Fibre of a tropical plant, used in making sacks, rope, etc (4) |
| STEMGINGER | Pieces of a tropical plant often preserved in syrup |
| GALANGAL | The pungent, aromatic root of a plant of the ginger family, dried and used as a seasoning and in medicine (8) |
| ROSEMADDER | Pinkish pigment derived from the roots of a plant of the same name, used in the works of J. M. W. Turner (4,6) |
| RADISH | Plant of the genus Raphanus with a pungent fleshy root often eaten in salads (6) |
| CASHEW | Regarded as a type of nut, it is actually the seed of Anacardium occidentale , a tropical plant from Central America (6) |
| OCRA | A tropical plant of the mallow family with edible pods (4) |
| HOLT | Den of an otter, typically a hole in a riverbank or the root of a tree (4) |
| BEET | Vegetable with edible fleshy fruits and leaves and a good source of sugar |
