beet

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/biːt/ English

Definitions

noun

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.“The beet is a hardy species.”
A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.

verb

To improve; to mend.
To kindle a fire.
To rouse.

Related words

Synonyms

beetroot beta vulgaris common beet chard spinach sugarbeet vegetable sugar fodder fodder beet sugar beet red beet mangel silver beet spinach beet sea beet

Associated

leafhopper zenon saiga beets borscht rapeseed turnip radish molasses

Rhymes

conceit sweet obsolete replete effete complete concrete bittersweet heat deceit

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