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juurikas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beet noun A plant grown for its edible root, often deep red, or that root used as a vegetable.
  • beetroot noun The deep-red edible root of the beet plant.

Senses

juurikas is used for these senses in English:

  • beet Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
  • beet (US, Canada) A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
  • beetroot (usually, uncountable) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

beetroot — full definition

  1. noun The deep-red edible root of the beet plant.
  2. verb To turn bright red, especially in the face from embarrassment.

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