chiefly British
: a beet grown for its edible usually red root
also
: the root
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Limited studies show that beetroot juice can reduce blood pressure.12
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Technically, the name refers to the cream of beetroot that is added halfway through, but the payoff looked like a high-camp homage to Barbie, far beyond my ken.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
With a dry, earthy flavor drawn from raw beetroot, this martini offers a flavor experience that’s as grounded as it is refined.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Some companies are working on creating natural food colorings from compounds found in plants like beetroot or spirulina, a blue-green algae.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Technically, the name refers to the cream of beetroot that is added halfway through, but the payoff looked like a high-camp homage to Barbie, far beyond my ken.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
With a dry, earthy flavor drawn from raw beetroot, this martini offers a flavor experience that’s as grounded as it is refined.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Some companies are working on creating natural food colorings from compounds found in plants like beetroot or spirulina, a blue-green algae.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Beetroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beetroot. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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