beetroot

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

Noun

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

    Synonyms: beet red beet table beet

  2. The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

Origin

From beet + root.

Forms

beetroots beet root beet-root

Derived

beetrootish beetroot juice beetroot red beetrooty red as a beetroot

Verb

  1. To turn a bright red or purple color.
    • 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...
    • Harmon's face beetrooted. He strode from the office, stared at the cell block, and swore with artistry. - 2014, Arthur W. Upfield, Bony and the Mouse:

Forms

beetroots beetrooting beetrooted beet root beet-root