beet

UK: /ˈbiːt/ US: /bit/ ,(bēt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

beet /bit/   n. 

1. [uncountable] a plant having a fleshy red or white root.
2. Plant Biology, Food the root of such a plant:
   [countable] We had beets for dinner.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

beet  (bēt), n. 

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

• Latin bēta
• Middle English bete, Old English bēte bef. 1000

beet′like′, adj. 

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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

Etymology: Old English bēte, from Latin bēta