beet

noun

ˈbēt 

: a biennial garden plant (Beta vulgaris) of the amaranth family that includes several cultivars (such as Swiss chard and sugar beet) and that has thick edible leaves with long petioles and often swollen purplish-red roots

also : its root used especially as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or for forage

Examples of beet in a Sentence

I've planted carrots, parsnips, and beets in the garden.

Recent Examples on the Web

In another bowl combine beets, diced apple, half of walnuts and half of parsley. —Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025

Bowls also include sides such as chilled beets and feta, roasted sweet potatoes and carrots with lemon gremolata. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025

The food pantry at Stepping Stones of Dunn County used the program to provide about 50,000 pounds of food to its clients, said food pantry manager Angie Wolf, including apples, lettuce, corn, radishes, beets and fresh beef and pork. —Madeline Heim, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025

The sitcom aired from 2005 to 2013, propelling the careers of Steve Carrell, John Krasinski and Mindy Kaling 1 Comments Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica! —Jodi Guglielmi, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin beta

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing beet

• beet armyworm
• beet leafhopper
• beet red
• red as a beet
• sugar beet

Rhymes for beet

• beat
• bleat
• cheat
• cleat
• creat
• deet
• eat
• feat
• feet
• fleet
• greet
• heat

Kids Definition

beet

noun

ˈbēt 

: a garden plant with thick long-stalked edible leaves and usually an enlarged purplish red root used as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or as food for livestock

also : this root