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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 juices
  2. beet leafhopper
  3. beet radish
  4. beet radishes
  5. beet red
  6. beet root
  7. beet roots
  8. beet sugar
  9. beet sugars
  10. beet Wellington
  11. beet Wellingtons

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