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# beetroot

noun (a beetroot, beetroots; beetroot — uncountable as food); US: beet

«beetroot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Beetroot is a round, dark red root vegetable that grows under the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#m1)
2. Beetroot is also used to describe a deep red colour, especially a red face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and healthy-eating lessons beetroot is eaten cooked, pickled or raw in salads, and in soup (borscht) in Eastern Europe; its juice stains things purple-red. In science it can be used as a natural dye or indicator. In Australia and New Zealand a slice of beetroot is a classic burger filling. Phrase: «go as red as a beetroot» (blush).

### Examples

- We grew beetroot in the school garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#x1)
- Beetroot juice stained my shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#x2)
- He went as red as a beetroot when everyone sang to him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#x3)
- Grandma makes beetroot soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#x4)
- Do you want beetroot on your burger? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#x5)
- Beetroot is sweet when it is roasted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/#x6)

### Note

British and Australian English «beetroot»; American English «beet». Eating a lot of beetroot can harmlessly turn your wee pink — this is not blood.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «beetroot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«beetroot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beetroot.html) on Mova free.