单词 | beet-fly |
释义 | beet1 /bēt/nounA plant (genus Beta; esp B. vulgaris) of the family Chenopodiaceae, with a red or white succulent root, used as food (red; see beetroot below) and as a source of sugar (white) ORIGIN: OE bēte, from L bēta beetˈ-fly noun A fly (Pegomyia hyoscyami) whose larvae are injurious to beet and mangel-wurzel beetˈroot noun The dark-red root of the beet plant eaten as a vegetable adjective (of a person's complexion) florid, red through embarrassment beet sugar noun |
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