'Beet' definitions:
Definition of 'beet'
(from WordNet)
noun
Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: beet, common beet, Beta vulgaris]
noun
Round red root vegetable [syn: beet, beetroot]
Definition of 'Beet'
From: GCIDE
- Beet \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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}). [1913 Webster] Beete