芋類(いもるい)

いもるい
noun
tubers; potato-family starches
food
1. tubers and root starches; the potato family of foods
The food category that groups starchy tubers and roots together, including じゃがいも (potato), さつまいも (sweet potato), さといも (taro), and やまいも (yam).
芋類(いもるい)は炭水化物(たんすいかぶつ)が多(おお)い。
Tubers are high in carbohydrates.
芋類(いもるい)には食物繊維(しょくもつせんい)が豊富(ほうふ)に含(ふく)まれている。
Tubers contain plenty of dietary fiber.
芋類(いもるい)は種類(しゅるい)によって調理(ちょうり)の仕方(しかた)が大(おお)きく変(か)わる。
How you cook tubers varies greatly depending on the type.

Formed from 芋(いも) (tuber, potato) + 類(るい) (category, kind). A collective term used in nutrition and cooking to group starchy roots.

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