> Why not? The gloss has "root" right in 

> there. Not "root, but only one you can 

> eat". Not "root, but only one from a small 

> plant".

Initially I thought so too.

But then we have the {Haw'} which is given as "flee, get out", where one can't separate the meaning of "flee", from the "getting out", thus being able to use {Haw'} for the getting out of the "simple kind".

Perhaps I'm wrong, since I'm not a plant expert, but I think that the {'oQqar} necessily implies the root having an enlargement, like in garlic, onions, etc..

I don't know though.. I may be wrong..

But now it's wayyyy past my bed time..

maj ram.

~ khhkkhkh