See Also: beet(encyclopedia)
beet(medicine)
beet(1)(dictionary)
beet(2)(dictionary)
beet(dictionary)
sugar beet(dictionary)
sugar beet(encyclopedia)
beet sugar(medicine)
beet-tongue(medicine)
Beet and Potato Raita(recipes)

beet (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: bete, from Latin beta]
also sugar beet
a vegetable that sugar is made from
AmE a plant with a round dark red root that you cook and eat as a vegetable
British Equivalent: beetroot
red as a beet
AmE informal having a red face, especially because you are embarrassed