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Beetroot

//ˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating. Australia, India, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    round red root vegetable wordnet
  3. 3
    The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To turn a bright red or purple color. informal, intransitive

    "He straightened up as a spring, beetrooted to the root of his pale hair, and answered wildly, "Ki-Ki-Kan!" I backed prudently towards the door, still keeping that indulgent but firm expression no one sees on the face of warders in lunatic asylums."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From beet + root.

Etymology 2

From beet + root.

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