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

Locals linger over cepelinai and cold beet soup in courtyard bistros, as students gather in Bernardine Gardens, strumming guitars. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Keep sowing succession crops of lettuce, kale, and other leafy greens, as well as radishes and beets. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025

New on the culinary scene in the River Arts District is farm-to-table restaurant Crusco, serving seasonal dishes like spaghetti with North Carolina clams and beets with carrots, crispy pork, and ponzu. —Shayla Martin, AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025

One parent, for instance, suggested a recipe for a chocolate beet muffin that the school still serves today. —Alana Semuels, Time, 25 Aug. 2025

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