mangelwurzel
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mangelwurzel
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From German Mangold (“chard”) + Wurzel (“root”), with the first part reinterpreted as Mangel, whence the archaic English name "root of scarcity".
noun mangelwurzels · mangel-wurzel · mangle-wurzel
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A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.
I have not written to my beloved Amelia for these many weeks past, for what news was there to tell of the sayings and doings at Humdrum Hall, as I have christened it; and what do you care whether the turnip crop is good or bad; whether the fat pig weighed thirteen stone or fourteen; and whether the
Similar: mangold, mangold wurzel, root of scarcity
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noun root vegetable
| Español | acelga |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マンゲルヴルツェル mangeruvurutseru |
| Français | betterave fourragère |
| Deutsch | Runkelrübe, Futterrübe |
| Русский | манго́льд mangólʹd, листова́я свёкла listovája svjókla |
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title = {mangelwurzel},
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