beetroot

beet·root | \ ˈbēt-ˌrüt

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Definition of beetroot

chiefly British

: a beet grown for its edible usually red root also : the root

Examples of beetroot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s also a drink called beetroot kvass, which tastes deep and life-giving and quite unlike anything else: rich and earthy, with a twang. — Gareth Cook, Scientific American, "A Poetic, Mind-Bending Tour of the Fungal World," 24 June 2020 With no seating plan, everyone hunkered down for family-style market fish, served with mushroom rice and beetroot, while reflecting on a vibrant London Fashion week. — Emma Elwick-bates, Vogue, "Kaia, Bella, Kendall, and All the It Brits Turned Up to Love Magazine’s London Fashion Week Fête," 18 Feb. 2020 Oxalates are really high in a lot of vegetables, specifically spinach, almonds, beetroot, potatoes. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "Liam Hemsworth Needed Surgery that Forced Him to ‘Completely Rethink’ His Vegan Diet," 13 Apr. 2020 Just a tiny amount of beetroot juice can render a lot of dye. — Joanna Klein, New York Times, "How Do You Make a Less Toxic Blue Dye? Start With Red Beets," 3 Apr. 2020 The father also drinks a small glass of organic beetroot juice every day. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, "What We Can Learn from Studying Older Marathoners," 8 Mar. 2020 In addition to typical coffee offerings, Necessary & Sufficient will also have specialty drinks, some of them seasonal, like the Close Female Friendships latte, a beetroot latte with rose and vanilla syrup, or the Golden Latte, made with turmeric. — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "Cozy coffee shop with a walk-up window opens in Logan Square, plus more Chicago restaurant news," 30 Oct. 2019 If Fridolin’s schnapps are like a classic rock song — energetic, harmonized and familiar — Florian’s are punk, the same instruments played by a radical thinker. Earthy beetroot and cucumber schnapps are among the more eccentric selections. — Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, "Following a trail of schnapps through Germany’s storied Black Forest," 25 Oct. 2019 Earthy beetroot and cucumber schnapps are among the more eccentric selections. — Liza Weisstuch, chicagotribune.com, "A spirited tour through Germany’s Black Forest," 25 Oct. 2019

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“Beetroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beetroot. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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