mangel-wurzel

[ mang-guhl-wur-zuhl ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.

Origin of mangel-wurzel

1
1770–80; <German, variant of Mangoldwurzel (Mangold beet + Wurzel root; cf. wort2)
  • Also called mangel, mangold.

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British Dictionary definitions for mangelwurzel

mangelwurzel

mangoldwurzel (ˈmæŋɡəʊldˌwɜːzəl)

/ (ˈmænɡəlˌwɜːzəl) /


noun
  1. a Eurasian variety of the beet plant, Beta vulgaris, cultivated as a cattle food, having a large yellowish root: Often shortened to: mangel, mangold

Origin of mangelwurzel

1
C18: from German Mangoldwurzel, from Mangold beet + Wurzel root

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