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