mangel
9.1
A large root vegetable grown to feed farm animals
- noun
- /ˈmæŋɡəl/
- Archaic
:
mangold
- After harvesting, the mangel crop can be stored in a cool place to feed animals throughout the winter season.
- mangel beets
Examples
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Farmers often use mangel beets as a nutritious feed source for their cattle during the winter months.
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The cigar looked like some kind of vegetable, a root crop, related, perhaps, to the mangel-wurzel.
Fiction book (1990) -
Another column of smoke erupted from the tank car of compressed mangel-wurzel, delaying any hopes the neighbors might have had of returning to their homes.
Fiction book (1990) -
The large root known as mangel grows well in colder climates and provides essential nutrients for livestock.
Synonyms
9.9
A large beet grown to feed farm animals
is the shorter alternative name for the same root vegetable
9.9
A large yellow root beet grown to feed cattle
refers to the same feed crop but without highlighting root colour
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mangel comes from the German name Mangelwurzel, where wurzel means 'root'. Farmers used this large root as animal food, so mangel today is the name for a big root vegetable grown mainly for feed.
