Hypertext Webster Gateway: "beet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beet \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}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beet
n 1: biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible
root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: {common
beet}, {Beta vulgaris}]
2: round red root vegetable [syn: {beetroot}]
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