Beet
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beet¹
- /biːt/
Sounds like beat · Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta, possibly of Celtic origin.
noun beets
- Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. The beet is a hardy species.
- A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable. In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.
beet²
- /biːt/
Sounds like beat · Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English beten, from Old English bētan.
verb bete
- To improve; to mend.
- To kindle a fire.
- To rouse.
Beet³
proper noun Beets
- A surname.