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Definition of beet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beet

noun
 
/biːt/
 
/biːt/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. a plant with a root that is used as a vegetable, especially for feeding animals or making sugar see also sugar beetTopics Farmingc2
  2. (North American English)
    (British English beetroot)
    a plant with a round dark red root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetableTopics Foodc2
    3. Word OriginOld English bēte, of West Germanic origin, from Latin beta, perhaps of Celtic origin; related to Dutch beet and German Bete.
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