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

Try increasing your consumption of beet greens, potatoes, and other foods to hit your daily potassium goals. — Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 June 2026

The Star tried a standard latte with honey ($6) and later upon the insistence of a nearby customer, the Beetdown (beets, mandarin, fresh mint, lemon peels, espresso and milk; $8). — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026

These include beets, carrot, English pea, lettuce, potato, radish, pepper, cucumber, squash, eggplant, and okra. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

The garden is currently growing kale, collards, fennel, peas, beets, carrots, lettuces and edible flowers. — Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 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