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mangelwurzel

noun

Etymology

From German Mangold (“chard”) + Wurzel (“root”), with the first part reinterpreted as Mangel, whence the archaic English name "root of scarcity".

  1. borrowed from Mangold

Definitions

  1. A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.

    • Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels

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