beet
beet Lexical Profile
• noun
North American The edible, fleshy, typically dark red spherical root of the beet plant, eaten as a vegetable.
"She roasted the beet with olive oil and served it alongside a fresh goat cheese salad."
A herbaceous plant (Beta vulgaris) of the amaranth family, widely cultivated for its edible roots and leaves, as well as for processing into sugar.
"The local agricultural economy relies heavily on the cultivation of the sugar beet."
Word Nuance & Usage
In North American English, 'beet' commonly refers to the edible red root vegetable, whereas in British English this is called 'beetroot', and 'beet' is often reserved for sugar beet or fodder beet crops.
• Rhymes for beet
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'bēte', which is derived from Latin 'bēta', likely of Celtic origin.
Usage Trend
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