BEET

beet

Noun

  1. , a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
    The beet is a hardy species.
  2. An individual plant 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?
  3. A swollen root of such a plant.


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