beetroot
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beet·root
(bēt′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)n. Chiefly British
The edible root of the beet.
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beetroot
(ˈbiːtˌruːt)n
US name: red beet1. (Plants) a variety of the beet plant, Beta vulgaris, that has a bulbous dark red root that may be eaten as a vegetable, in salads, or pickled
2. (Plants) the root of this plant
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Noun | 1. | beetroot - beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption beet green - young leaves of the beetroot beet, Beta vulgaris, common beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop |
2. | beetroot - round red root vegetable root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers sugar beet - white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar mangel-wurzel - cultivated as feed for livestock beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra - beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption |
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Translations
červená řepa
rødbede
punajuuripunajuurikas
cikla
ビートルート
비트 뿌리
pesa
rödbeta
หัวบีตรูต
củ cải đường
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beetroot
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