beetroot vs crimson

beetroot

verb
  • To turn a bright red or purple colour. 

noun
  • A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating; Synonym of beet. 

  • The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared. 

crimson

verb
  • To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden. 

  • To become crimson or deep red; to blush. 

adj
  • Having a deep red colour. 

  • Immodest. 

noun
  • A deep, slightly bluish red. 

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