Beet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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.
  2. the edible root of such a plant.
  3. the leaves of such a plant, served as a salad or cooked vegetable.
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
  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
Beet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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