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mangel-wurzel \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|wərzəl\ noun also mangold-wurzel \ˈmaŋgəl|(d)w-, -ˌgōl-\ (-s) Etymology: German mangelwurzel (alteration of mangoldwurzel) & mangoldwurzel, from mangold beet (from Old High German mānegolt) + wurzel root, from Old High German wurzala 1. : a large coarse yellow to reddish orange beet extensively grown as food for cattle 2. : the fleshy so-called root of the mangel-wurzel that consists of enlarged hypocotyl and root and is less rich in sugar than either the common beet or the sugar beet |