mangel-wurzel

man·gel-wur·zel

 (măng′gəl-wûr′zəl)

n.

A variety of the common beet having a large yellowish root, used chiefly as cattle feed.

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[German Mangelwurzel, alteration (influenced by Mangel, scarcity) of Mangoldwurzel : Mangold, beet (from Middle High German mānegolt) + Wurzel, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.]

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man•gel-wur•zel

(ˈmæŋ gəlˈwɜr zəl)

n.

a variety of beet cultivated as food for livestock.

Also called man′gel.

[1770–80; < German, variant of Mangoldwurzel=Mangold beet + Wurzel root; compare wort²]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mangel-wurzel - beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed Beta vulgaris vulgaris, mangold, mangold-wurzel beet, Beta vulgaris, common beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
	2.	mangel-wurzel - cultivated as feed for livestock beet, beetroot - round red root vegetable

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