What does "beetroot" mean?

A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.

What is a synonym for "beetroot"?

Common synonyms include: beet, beet, beta vulgaris rubra, red beet, red beet, table beet.

Pronounced //ˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ//.

//ˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

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

Verb

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."