This week,we move from root vegetables to a leafy vegetable.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

This term is used especially for plants like herbs that produce new growth year after year from the same root structure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

Black cohosh is an herb that comes from the root or underground stems of a tall plant in the buttercup family.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

The University of Illinois Extension says cabbage is easily transplanted from bare-root plants or cell packs.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

The word "Antarctica" comes from a Greek root meaning "opposite to the north."

VOA: special.2009.06.03

Pakistan is an ally in the U.S.-led war against terrorism and has been under pressure from Washington to intensify efforts to root out extremists blamed for launching attacks on coalition forces across the border in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11