beetroot

/ˌbitˈrut/

/ˈbiɾrut/

Other forms: beetroots

Definitions of beetroot

1. noun

   beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
   synonyms: Beta vulgaris rubra

   type of:

   Beta vulgaris, beet, common beet

   biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
2. noun

   round red root vegetable
   synonyms: beet

   types:

   sugar beet

   white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar

   mangel-wurzel

   cultivated as feed for livestock

   type of:

   root vegetable

   any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers