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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
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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