BEET

beet, beetroot

(noun) round red root vegetable

beet, common beet, Beta vulgaris

(noun) biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Beet (plural er-noun or Beets)

A surname.

Anagrams

• bete

Etymology 1

Noun

beet (plural beets)

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.

Etymology 2

Verb

beet

(transitive, obsolete, dialect) To improve; to mend.

(transitive, obsolete, dialect) To kindle a fire.

(transitive, obsolete, dialect) To rouse.

Anagrams

• bete

Source: Wiktionary


Beet, n. Etym: [AS. bete, from L. beta.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.

2. The root of plants of the genus Beta, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.

Note: There are many varieties of the common beet (Beta vulgaris). The Old "white beet", cultivated for its edible leafstalks, is a distinct species (Beta Cicla).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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