mangel-wurzel noun.
['maŋg(ǝ)l,wǝ:z(ǝ)l] Also mangold-wurzel
['maŋg(ǝ)ld-].
L18.[German Mangoldwurzel, from Mangold beet + Wurzel root.]A variety of beet with a root larger than that of the garden beet, cultivated as food for cattle.
Comb.:
mangel-wurzel fly =
MANGEL-fly.
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