beet
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English bete, from Latin beta. Most likely of Celtic etymology.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
beet (countable and uncountable; plural beets)
- (singular only, sometimes definite) Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
- The beet is a hardy species.
- (countable) An individual plant (organism) of that species.
- They sell beets by the pound in the supermarket. All I want is the roots. Can I cut off the roots and buy them alone?
- (countable) A swollen root of such a plant.
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from beet (noun)
See also [edit]
Beet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Beta vulgaris on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Beta vulgaris
Beet on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons- chard
- mangelwurzel
- orach
- spinach
Translations [edit]
Beta vulgaris
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an individual plant
a root
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Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eːt
- (Belgium) IPA: /beːt/
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audio (Belgium) (file) - (Netherlands) IPA: /beɪ̯t/
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Noun [edit]
beet m (plural beten, diminutive beetje)
Related terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
beet
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
beet
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of beō
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