beet meaning

UK US /bit/ 1 syllable

beet (noun): biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop.

beet has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

beet as a noun

  1. biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

    Synonyms: common beet, Beta vulgaris

    Type of: vegetable

    Kinds: beetroot, chard, mangel-wurzel, sugar beet

  2. round red root vegetable

    Synonyms: beetroot

    Type of: root vegetable

    Kinds: sugar beet, mangel-wurzel

How to pronounce beet

beet is pronounced /bit/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with beet

Word lists: words starting with BE · words ending in ET · 4-letter words

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