beetroot
/ˈbiːtruːt/noun
chiefly Brit <主英>
1
- the edible root of a kind of beet which is typically dark red and spherical and eaten as a vegetable甜菜根（多为深红色、球形, 可作为蔬菜食用）。
2
- the variety of beet which produces this root甜菜。
2.1
- Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, family Chenopodiaceae.拉丁名Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris,藜科。