chiefly British
: a beet grown for its edible usually red root
also
: the root
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Nitrates in meat differ from those in fruits and vegetables.
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
Both menus also offer the wonderfully creamy burrata as a first course, served with marinated beetroot, pickled red onions, basil oil and sourdough croutons.
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Garnish with a small tuft of beetroot sprouts, adding a final earthy flourish.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Unfortunately, the only thing my character in the movie is moderately better at than other people is opening jars (like, jars of pickled beetroot, stuff like that).
—Anna Juul, The Dial, 27 May 2025
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
Both menus also offer the wonderfully creamy burrata as a first course, served with marinated beetroot, pickled red onions, basil oil and sourdough croutons.
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Garnish with a small tuft of beetroot sprouts, adding a final earthy flourish.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Unfortunately, the only thing my character in the movie is moderately better at than other people is opening jars (like, jars of pickled beetroot, stuff like that).
—Anna Juul, The Dial, 27 May 2025
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“Beetroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beetroot. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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