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Noun: mangel-wurzel  'mang-gul,wur-z(u)l
  1. Beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed
    "mangel-wurzel is an important crop for livestock farmers";
    - mangold-wurzel, mangold, Beta vulgaris vulgaris, mangel
     
  2. A variety of beet cultivated as feed for livestock
    "The farmer grew mangel-wurzel to supplement the cattle's winter feed"

Derived forms: mangel-wurzels

Type of: beet, beetroot [Brit], Beta vulgaris, common beet

Encyclopedia: Mangel-wurzel