beet

IPA: bˈit

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
(US, Canada) A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.
A surname.

Examples of "beet" in Sentences

Potatoes and beets in the north.
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus.
Beet and chard are the same species.
Borscht may be beet or tomato based.
Beet and wheat are cultivated as well.
Mainly cereals and sugar beet are grown.
Potatoes and beets are grown in the north.
Just as beet and chard are the same species.
The green leafy portion of the beet is also edible.
The first time she met a beet was the day she landed in Chicago.
A low damage beet cleaner and elevator for a beet harvester is described.
And yet ever so simple, just hard-boiled eggs soaked overnight in beet juice.
In Michoacan, a piece of beet is often added instead of jamaica to color the punch.
Red beet is cultivated in the same manner, and plants that are sown in March will have roots ready for the table in September or October.
In addition, a minimum pricing system run by the CAP [Common Agricultural Policy] guarantees that sugar made from his beet is bought for at least three times more than world prices.
Therefore, Wiggs kept the word beet to himself, fine and private, despite his sensitivity to Priscilla's burning curiosity about the comettailed vegetable that had extended its crimson orbit into her atmosphere.