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Definition of: beet
(bēt) noun
1. The fleshy succulent root of a biennial herb of the goosefoot family (genus Beta); especially, the common or red beet (B. vulgaris), used as a vegetable, and the sugar beet (B. saccharifera), used in making sugar.
2. The plant. ◆ Homophone: beat. [OE bēte < L beta]
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