单词 | field beet |
释义 | > as lemmasfield beet field beet n. any of several varieties of the cultivated beet, Beta vulgaris; esp. the mangel-wurzel, used for feeding animals. ΚΠ 1806 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Mar. 268 It is most probable that this chemist made use of the common field beet, known in Germany by the name of mangel wortzel, the culture of which is spread through many cantons of Germany. 1924 T. B. Hutcheson & T. K. Wolfe Production Field Crops xlv. 453 Mangle-wurzel, sometimes called ‘cow beets’, ‘field beets’ or ‘mangels’, is considered a direct early descendant of the chard. 1995 Country Living May 160/1 Another relative, mangel-wurzel (B. vulgaris ssp. crassa), is a large, coarse, yellowish field beet that is used for animal fodder and in some beers. < as lemmas |
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