beet

[ beet ]

noun

1. any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root. Compare sugar beet.
2. the edible root of such a plant.
3. the leaves of such a plant, served as a salad or cooked vegetable.

beet

/ biːt /

noun

1. any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Beta , esp the Eurasian species B. vulgaris , widely cultivated in such varieties as the sugar beet, mangelwurzel, beetroot, and spinach beet See also chard
2. the leaves of any of several varieties of this plant, which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
3. red beet
   the US name for beetroot

Other Words From

• beetlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of beet¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bete, Old English bēte, from Latin bēta

Word History and Origins

Origin of beet¹

Old English bēte , from Latin bēta

Example Sentences

Hiller’s charm is also undeniable when we have rosé and share a plate of beet hummus at a restaurant near his Lower East Side apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

The company makes so much candy, between all of its brands, that it supports an army of smaller manufacturers around the United States: the companies that make the sucker sticks in North Carolina and New York, the Wisconsin company that makes Dum Dum wrappers, the midwestern companies that make the cardboard for the company’s boxes, the sugar beet growers up in Michigan.

From Salon

Beet red and embarrassed, I turned away.

From Los Angeles Times

Neonicotinoid pesticides were banned in the UK in 2018 but have been approved four times in a row in emergencies to tackle a virus that attacks sugar beet.

From BBC

Or if I taste a fantastic beet from Weiser Family Farms, I’ll buy it.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chard