: 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.
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The company said that for over a century, since its first Idaho factory opened, its workers have been stockpiling the waste product created from the process of turning beets into sugar, waiting for someone to find a use for it.
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Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
No strong human research has linked the nitrates naturally found in plant foods, such as beets, to health concerns.18
Tips for Consuming Beet Juice
Here are some tips for getting the most health benefits out of beet juice:
Choose 100% beet juice without added sugar.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 10 June 2025
The day started again, but a second voice joined the miserable monologue, pushing me to plant beets instead of flowers.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
In May, there were seeds for artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, bok choy, carrots, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, ground cherries, kale, leeks, lettuce, melon, onions, peppers, squash, pumpkins, Swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, watermelon, California natives, flowers and herbs.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
No strong human research has linked the nitrates naturally found in plant foods, such as beets, to health concerns.18
Tips for Consuming Beet Juice
Here are some tips for getting the most health benefits out of beet juice:
Choose 100% beet juice without added sugar.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 10 June 2025
The day started again, but a second voice joined the miserable monologue, pushing me to plant beets instead of flowers.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
In May, there were seeds for artichokes, asparagus, beans, beets, bok choy, carrots, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, ground cherries, kale, leeks, lettuce, melon, onions, peppers, squash, pumpkins, Swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, watermelon, California natives, flowers and herbs.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“Beet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beet. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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