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

Although their roots may not get as large as those grown in full sun, beets will produce a good crop with just four or five hours of sunlight each day. —Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026

Research has increasingly linked beet consumption with improved blood flow and lower blood pressure, largely because of how efficiently the body converts their nitrates into nitric oxide. —Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026

Try beets, cabbage, carrots, onions, garlic, peas and hardier leafy greens, including spinach. —Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 May 2026

Beverages like pomegranate juice, hibiscus tea, green tea, and beet juice may help support healthy blood pressure levels. —Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 18 May 2026

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