mangold-wurzel
- noun
- Archaic
- The farmer harvested several mangold-wurzels to feed his livestock over the winter.
Examples
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They grow mangold-wurzel on the farm mainly for use as cattle fodder.
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Many cattle farmers prefer mangold-wurzel for livestock feed.
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Historically, mangold-wurzel was an important crop in rural England.
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The farmer planted mangold-wurzel this spring.
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The farmer harvested several mangold-wurzels to feed his livestock over the winter.
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Many cattle farmers prefer mangold-wurzel for livestock feed.
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They grow mangold-wurzel on the farm mainly for use as cattle fodder.
Synonyms
A round red or purple root vegetable that you cook and eat
A beet plant that farmers grow for cattle because it has a large yellow root
A large beet grown to feed farm animals
A type of beet with a large yellow root grown to feed cattle
A large root vegetable grown to feed farm animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mangold-wurzel comes from German words mangold for the plant and wurzel meaning 'root'. That is why the word refers to a large 'root' beet grown mainly as cattle food.