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

Among the crops were carrots, corn, beets, onions and cherry tomatoes. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

Carrots, beets, lettuces, spinach, turnips and chard can all be good fits outdoors. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

While many studies show that drinking beet juice helps lower blood pressure, particularly systolic blood pressure,45 there are limited studies examining the link between eating whole beets and blood pressure reduction. — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2026

Red may point to beets or, less benignly, hemorrhoids or rectal bleeding. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 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