chiefly British
: a beet grown for its edible usually red root
also
: the root
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The platter features 'feta cheese' alongside pickled Icelandic vegetables, dates and beetroot purée, served with hummus, olives, sauerkraut and freshly baked rye bread.
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Cheryl Tiu, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Here, don’t assume that natural is necessarily better: Some manufacturers add celery or beetroot powder to their products to take advantage of their naturally high levels of nitrates, but there’s no evidence that meat cured with these products is less harmful.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Think about shopping for seasonal items, and sometimes preserving them, such as pickled beetroot and peppers, kimchi, or blackberry jam.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
But Paul loves the beetroot sponge and especially the cardamon and cream cheese frosting.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Cheryl Tiu, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Here, don’t assume that natural is necessarily better: Some manufacturers add celery or beetroot powder to their products to take advantage of their naturally high levels of nitrates, but there’s no evidence that meat cured with these products is less harmful.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Think about shopping for seasonal items, and sometimes preserving them, such as pickled beetroot and peppers, kimchi, or blackberry jam.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
But Paul loves the beetroot sponge and especially the cardamon and cream cheese frosting.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Beetroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beetroot. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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