MANGELWURZEL

Etymology

Noun

mangelwurzel (plural mangelwurzels)

A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.

Synonyms

• (root vegetable): mangold, mangold wurzel, root of scarcity (archaic)

Coordinate terms

• beet

• chard

Anagrams

• mangle-wurzel

Source: Wiktionary


Man"gel-wur`zel, n. Etym: [G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet. [Written also mangold-wurzel.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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