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beet-root

beet-root is the alternative form of beetroot.

Meaning of beetroot

Noun

beetroot (countable and uncountable, plural beetroots)

  1. (Australia, India, New Zealand, UK) A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

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Forms of beet-root

pluralbeet-roots

Questions about beet-root

What is beet-root the alternative form of?
Beet-root is the alternative form of beetroot.

Words near beet-root in the dictionary

  1. beet sugar
  2. beet sugars
  3. beet Wellington
  4. beet Wellingtons
  5. beet-red
  6. beet-root
  7. beet-roots
  8. beetball
  9. beetballs
  10. beetel
  11. beetel leaf

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