Main Entry: beet
Pronunciation: 'bEt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bete, from Old English bEte, from Latin beta
Date: before 12th century
: a biennial garden plant (Beta vulgaris) of the goosefoot family that has several cultivars (as Swiss chard and sugar beet) and possesses thick long-stalked edible leaves and swollen root used as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or for forage; also : its root
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