beetroot vs ray

beetroot

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

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

verb
  • To turn a bright red or purple colour. 

ray

noun
  • A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. 

  • A beam of light or radiation. 

  • A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin. 

  • A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point. 

  • A marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail. 

  • The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand. 

  • One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran. 

  • A tiny amount. 

verb
  • To expose to radiation. 

  • To radiate as if in rays. 

  • To emit something as if in rays. 

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