beetroot

• beet root

From beet +‎ root.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːtɹuːt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbitɹut/

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beetroot (countable and uncountable, plural beetroots)

1. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia) A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating; Synonym of beet.
2. (usually uncountable) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

• red beet
• table beet

• red as a beetroot

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 colour.
   • 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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