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See also: Beet
- (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.
terms derived from beet (noun)
- Beet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Beta vulgaris on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Beta vulgaris
- Beet on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons
an individual plant
- Rhymes: -eːt
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /beːt/
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- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /beɪ̯t/
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- third-person singular present active subjunctive of beō