| mangel-wurzel | <botany> A kind of large field beet (B. Macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet. Alternative forms: mangold-wurzel. Origin: G, corrupted fr. Mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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