VEGETABLES

3. this family grows quickly in cool weather - use leaves, flowers and heads of these plants
6. grow deep into the soil
10. large, round underground stems that grow just below soil surface
12. long tapering cream-colored root with a sweet flavor
13. this type of potato has thin skin and less starch
14. smooth skinned summer squash also known as courgette
17. small flower that makes up the head of some plants

1. long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled
2. toxic substance from potatoes that can interfere with nerve transmission
4. the edible dark red spherical root of a kind of beet, eaten as a vegetable
5. round root with white or cream flesh which is eaten as a vegetable
7. this family has large root systems with trailing vines
8. related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable
9. this type of potato has thick skin and starchy flesh
11. plant of the goosefoot family, with large, dark green leaves that are eaten raw or cooked
15. tapering orange-colored root eaten as a vegetable
16. a hardy cabbage of a variety with stems with large leaves and no compact head