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root cellar

Structure, usually underground or partially underground, used for storage of vegetables, fruits, nuts, or other foods

EntityQ1349300

Subclass of: outbuilding
, underground structure
, cellar

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A root cellar, fruit cellar or earth cellar is a structure, usually underground or partially underground, used for storage of vegetables, fruits, nuts, or other foods. Its name reflects the traditional focus on root crops stored in an underground cellar, which is still often true; but the scope is wider, as a wide variety of foods can be stored for weeks to months, depending on the crop and conditions, and the structure may not always be underground.

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Luminous intensity: 0 candela
Temperature: 0°C
Has use: cool store
Has characteristic: cold
Different from: Storage room on a slope
rock cellar
dugout
ice house
wine room
basement
cellar
Official name: Jordkällare
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1.stockholmslansmuseum.se/byggnadswebb/byggnadsguide/landsbygdens-ekonomibyggnader-och-uthus/jordkallare/
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1.lrytas.lt/bustas/nekilnojamasis-turtas/2021/05/14/news/prienu-kareivinese-dairosi-statybininkai-paaiskejo-kas-padidino-verslininku-ryzta-imtis-isskirtinio-projekto-19047436
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