beetroot

/ˈbitˌrut/
/ˈbiɾrut/
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Other forms: beetroots

Definitions of beetroot
  1. noun
    beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
    synonyms: Beta vulgaris rubra
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    type of:
    Beta vulgaris, beet, common beet
    biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
  2. noun
    round red root vegetable
    synonyms: beet
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    types:
    sugar beet
    white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar
    mangel-wurzel
    cultivated as feed for livestock
    type of:
    root vegetable
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
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/ˈbitˌrut/
UK
/ˈbiɾrut/
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