Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beetroot
2 senses of beetroot
Sense 1
beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra -- (beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption)
=> beet, common beet, Beta vulgaris -- (biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop)
Sense 2
beet, beetroot -- (round red root vegetable)
=> root vegetable -- (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)