adj
Meaning 1
Of a deep intense purplish red.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beet red
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
beetroot red
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noun
Meaning 2
A deep intense purplish red, often of a person's face when flushed with embarrassment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: beet red
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A glycoside obtained from beets and used as a food dye, also known as betanin and E162.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: vermell de remolatxa — a glycoside
- Estonian: peedipunane — a glycoside
- Finnish: punajuuriväri — a glycoside
- German: Betanin — a glycoside
- German: Betanoin — a glycoside
- German: Betenrot — a glycoside
- German: Beetenrot — a glycoside