beetroot

(bēt'rūt', -rʊt')
n. Chiefly British
The edible root of the beet.

The root of Beta vulgaris, eaten cooked or pickled. Known simply as beet in North America. The violet-red pigment, betanin, is used as a food colour (E-162). One small beetroot (40 g) is a good source of folate; provides 1.6 g of dietary fibre; supplies 18 kcal (75 kJ).

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
  Synonym: Beta vulgaris rubra

Meaning #2: round red root vegetable
  Synonym: beet

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rødbede

Nederlands (Dutch)
biet

Français (French)
n. - betterave

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rübe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τεύτλο, κοκκινογούλι, παντζάρι

Italiano (Italian)
bietola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - raiz (f) de beterraba (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
свекла

Español (Spanish)
n. - remolacha

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rödbeta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
甜菜根

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 甜菜根

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비트의 뿌리(샐러드용)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ビートの根

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شوندر, شمندر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סלק‬

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