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beet

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–noun
1. any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the goosefoot family, esp. B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root. Compare sugar beet.
2. the edible root of such a plant.
3. the leaves of such a plant, served as a salad or cooked vegetable.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME bete, OE bēte < L bēta

Related forms:
beetlike, adjective
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beet   (bēt)   
n.  

  1. A biennial Eurasian plant (Beta vulgaris) grown as a crop plant for its edible roots and leaves.

  2. The swollen root of this plant eaten as a vegetable, typically having reddish flesh.

  3. The sugar beet.


[Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta.]
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beet 
O.E. bete "beet, beetroot," from L. beta, said to be of Celtic origin. Common in O.E., then lost till c.1400. Still usually spoken of in plural in U.S.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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