Mangel-wurzel
Pronunciation : Man"gel-wur`zel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet. [Written also mangold-wurzel.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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