beetroot — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Usage

   • Australia
   • India
   • New-Zealand
   • UK usage
   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   beetred beettable beet

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

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

Verb

1. To turn a bright red or purple color.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • Intransitive

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   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.

   Harmon's face beetrooted. He strode from the office, stared at the cell block, and swore with artistry.

Noun

1. beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

   Synonyms

   Beta vulgaris rubra

   Broader terms

   beetcommon beetBeta vulgaris

2. round red root vegetable

   Synonyms

   beet

   Broader terms

   root vegetable