n. [ G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root. ] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet.
[ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G. ] (Bot.) See Mangel-wurzel. [ 1913 Webster ]