"beet-red" meaning in English

See beet-red in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more beet-red [comparative], most beet-red [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} beet-red (comparative more beet-red, superlative most beet-red)
  1. Alternative form of beet red. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: beet red
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          "ref": "1996 May 12, Chang-Rae Lee, “Uncle Chul Gets Rich”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022:",
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