свёкла — meaning in English

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.
• chard noun A leafy green vegetable with thick, often colourful stalks, related to beetroot and slightly bitter in taste.

Senses

свёкла is used for these senses in English:

• chard (uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

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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