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beetrootenUK
beet·root B0158800 (bēt′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)n. Chiefly British The edible root of the beet.beetroot (ˈbiːtˌruːt) n1. (Plants) a variety of the beet plant, Beta vulgaris, that has a bulbous dark red root that may be eaten as a vegetable, in salads, or pickled2. (Plants) the root of this plant US name: red beetThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  beetroot - beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumptionBeta vulgaris rubrabeet, beetroot - round red root vegetablebeet green - young leaves of the beetrootbeet, Beta vulgaris, common beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop | | 2. |  beetroot - round red root vegetable beetroot vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tuberssugar beet - white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugarmangel-wurzel - cultivated as feed for livestockbeetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra - beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption |
TranslationsbeetrootenUK
red as a beetrootBlushing, usually from embarrassment. I was red as a beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class. Oh, Mike definitely likes you—he turns red as a beetroot every time you're around!See also: beetroot, redgo beetroot (red)To redden in the face (blush), typically due to embarrassment. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. She went beetroot red when her crush came up and talked to her. I went beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class.See also: beetroot, gogo (as) red as a beetrootTo redden in the face (blush), typically due to embarrassment. She went red as a beetroot when her crush came up and talked to her. I went as red as a beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class.See also: beetroot, go, redred as a beetroot BRITISH or red as a beet AMERICANIf someone is as red as a beetroot, their face is very red, usually because they are hot or embarrassed. After running around in the heat, Jonah's face was as red as a beetroot. He'd been out in the sun so long, he was as red as a beet. Note: You can also say that someone goes or turns red as a beetroot or red as a beet. He turned as red as beetroot when I told him. Meg trembled and went as red as a beet.See also: beetroot, redred as a beetroot (of a person) red-faced, typically through embarrassment.See also: beetroot, red(as) red as a ˈbeetroot (British English) (American English (as) red as a ˈbeet) (informal) with red cheeks, because you feel angry, embarrassed or hot: I could feel myself going red as a beetroot when she said that my work had been chosen for the prize. ♢ My face is always as red as a beet when I come out of the sauna.See also: beetroot, redbeetrootenUK
beetroot1. a variety of the beet plant, Beta vulgaris, that has a bulbous dark red root that may be eaten as a vegetable, in salads, or pickled 2. the root of this plant beetrootenUK
Synonyms for beetrootnoun beet having a massively swollen red rootSynonymsRelated Words- beet
- beetroot
- beet green
- Beta vulgaris
- common beet
noun round red root vegetableSynonymsRelated Words- root vegetable
- sugar beet
- mangel-wurzel
- beetroot
- Beta vulgaris rubra
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