Beet, n.

n. [A-S. beta, bete, D. beet, biet, L. Ger. beete, Lat. beta, Fr. bette, It. bieta, bietola.] (Bot.) A plant of the family Chenopodium, and genus Beta, having a succulent root much used for food, and also for making sugar. The two kinds most commonly cultivated in gardens are the red (B. vulgaris) and white (B. cicla). London.