mangel-wurzel

man·gel-wur·zel

M0077500 (măng′gəl-wûr′zəl)n. A variety of the common beet having a large yellowish root, used chiefly as cattle feed.

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[German Mangelwurzel, alteration (influenced by Mangel, scarcity) of Mangoldwurzel : Mangold, beet (from Middle High German mānegolt) + Wurzel, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.]

man•gel-wur•zel

(ˈmæŋ gəlˈwɜr zəl)

n. a variety of beet cultivated as food for livestock. Also called man′gel. [1770–80; < German, variant of Mangoldwurzel=Mangold beet + Wurzel root; compare wort²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mangel-wurzel - beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feedBeta vulgaris vulgaris, mangold, mangold-wurzelbeet, Beta vulgaris, common beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
	2.	mangel-wurzel - cultivated as feed for livestockbeet, beetroot - round red root vegetable