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beetroot

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See also: beet root and beet-root

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Etymology

From beet + root.

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Noun

beetroot (countable and uncountable, plural beetroots)

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

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Verb

beetroot (third-person singular simple present beetroots, present participle beetrooting, simple past and past participle beetrooted)

  1. (intransitive, informal) To turn a bright red or purple color.
    • 1919, The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality, volume 108, page 356:
      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.
    • 2014, Arthur W. Upfield, Bony and the Mouse:
      Harmon's face beetrooted. He strode from the office, stared at the cell block, and swore with artistry.

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