beet

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see also: Beet

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Pronunciation

• enPR: bēt, IPA: /biːt/

Noun

beet (plural beets)

1. Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

   The beet is a hardy species.

   There are beets growing over these.

2. A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.

Translations

• French: betterave, bette
• German: Bete, Rübe
• Italian: bietola, bieta
• Portuguese: beterraba
• Russian: свёкла
• Spanish: remolacha, betabel (Mexico), betarraga (Chile), beterava (Western Argentina)

Translations

• Italian: barbabietola

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete, dialect) To improve; to mend.
2. (transitive, obsolete, dialect) To kindle a fire.
3. (transitive, obsolete, dialect) To rouse.

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Beet

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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