Beet Definition

bēt

beets

noun

beets

A biennial Eurasian plant (Beta vulgaris) grown as a crop plant for its edible roots and leaves.

American Heritage

Any of a genus (Beta) of plants of the goosefoot family, with edible leaves and a thick, fleshy, white or red root.

Webster's New World

The swollen root of this plant eaten as a vegetable, typically having reddish flesh.

American Heritage

The root of any of these plants: some are eaten as a vegetable, some serve as a source of sugar, and some are used for fodder.

Webster's New World

The sugar beet.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Beet

Singular:

beet

Plural:

beets

From Middle English, from Old English bete, from Latin beta. Most likely of Celtic etymology.

From Wiktionary
Middle English bete from Old English bēte from Latin bēta

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition