: a biennial garden plant (Beta vulgaris) of the goosefoot 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
The menu was rich in family recipes, from Mama Jennie’s cabbage soup, a recipe Eddie Thal’s mother brought with her from Russia, to the noodle pudding and beet borscht.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The starting point for the recipe, according to Fernandes, comes from customers’ habit of blending Heinz Classic BBQ sauce with the company’s mayo; the color comes from what is certainly a hefty amount of beet root extract.
—Kate Krader, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The structural presentation was exactly the same for both, but Danny’s green dish with scallop mousse and zucchini played with mild flavors while Rasika’s red take with daal quenelle, pickled beets and rasma sauce — an homage to her Tamil heritage — carried balanced depth and spice.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Many turn their noses up at turnips, Brussel sprouts, beets and eggplants.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Reddish Pink Two cups of shredded beets create a reddish-pink color for white eggs and a maroon color for brown eggs.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
At $200, the tasting menu included wagyu rib-eye, rabbit and sea bass topped with parsnip and red beets.
—Ceylan Yeğinsu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
In the oven, just like with whole beets, the peel softens enough to be easily eaten with a knife and fork.
—Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
Top Chef: One Contestant Reveals a Diagnosis and Everyone Makes a Fine-Dining Meal on a Tight Budget
Charlie did beets, which was very gutsy.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The starting point for the recipe, according to Fernandes, comes from customers’ habit of blending Heinz Classic BBQ sauce with the company’s mayo; the color comes from what is certainly a hefty amount of beet root extract.
—Kate Krader, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The structural presentation was exactly the same for both, but Danny’s green dish with scallop mousse and zucchini played with mild flavors while Rasika’s red take with daal quenelle, pickled beets and rasma sauce — an homage to her Tamil heritage — carried balanced depth and spice.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Many turn their noses up at turnips, Brussel sprouts, beets and eggplants.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Reddish Pink Two cups of shredded beets create a reddish-pink color for white eggs and a maroon color for brown eggs.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
At $200, the tasting menu included wagyu rib-eye, rabbit and sea bass topped with parsnip and red beets.
—Ceylan Yeğinsu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
In the oven, just like with whole beets, the peel softens enough to be easily eaten with a knife and fork.
—Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
Top Chef: One Contestant Reveals a Diagnosis and Everyone Makes a Fine-Dining Meal on a Tight Budget
Charlie did beets, which was very gutsy.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Beet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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beet
noun
: 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
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