Meaning of BEET
| Pronunciation: | | beet
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- [n] round red root vegetable
- [n] biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
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| | Synonyms: | | beetroot, Beta vulgaris, common beet |
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| | See Also: | | beetroot, Beta, Beta vulgaris cicla, Beta vulgaris rubra, Beta vulgaris rubra, Beta vulgaris vulgaris, chard, chard plant, genus Beta, leaf beet, mangel-wurzel, mangel-wurzel, mangold, mangold-wurzel, root vegetable, spinach beet, sugar beet, sugar beet, Swiss chard, vegetable | |
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| | Definition: | | \Beet\ (b[=e]t), n. [AS. bete, from L. beta.]
1. (Bot.) 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}).
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