Definitions for: Beet

[n] round red root vegetable
[n] biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

Webster (1913) 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}).

Synonyms: beetroot, Beta vulgaris, common beet

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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