0 a plant that has a round dark red root which can be eaten as a vegetable; beet American -- rødbede
Within older bulbs of beetroot, the color is a deep crimson, and the flesh is much softer.
Beetroot dye may also be used in ink.
Beetroot can also be used to make wine.
In looking at beetroot, the show visited a farmer who practiced biodynamic farming, believing that the phases of the moon could affect plant growth.
Tea is drunk from small glasses to enjoy it hot in addition to show its colour, with lumps of beetroot sugar.
The flowers are less than.7 inch long and are a beetroot-purple color, blooming sporadically from summer into fall.
In 1919 there were 4,000 acres in this country under beetroot crops, and last year there were 41,000 acres.
They begin with the beetroot, and they produce fully refined sugar.
