BEETROOT

beet, beetroot

(noun) round red root vegetable

beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra

(noun) beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

beetroot (countable and uncountable, plural beetroots)

(UK, NZ, AU) A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating; synonym of beet.

(usually, uncountable) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

Synonyms

• red beet

• table beet

Verb

beetroot (third-person singular simple present beetroots, present participle beetrooting, simple past and past participle beetrooted)

(intransitive, informal) To turn a bright red or purple colour.

Anagrams

• boot tree, boot-tree, boottree

Source: Wiktionary

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