beetroot

noun
/ˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ//ˈbiːt.ɹuːt/UK/ˈbit.ɹut/US

Etymology

From beet + root.

  1. derived from *wréh₂ds — “root
  2. derived from *wrōts
  3. derived from rót
  4. inherited from rōt
  5. inherited from rote
  6. compounded as beetroot — “beet + root

Definitions

  1. A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.

  2. The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

  3. To turn a bright red or purple color.

    • Harmon's face beetrooted. He strode from the office, stared at the cell block, and swore with artistry.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at beetroot. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01beetroot02pickled03preserved04preserve05sweet06sugars07sugar08beet

A definitional loop anchored at beetroot. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at beetroot

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA