Beet

n.	1.	(Bot.) A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.
	2.	The root of plants of the genus Beta, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.

Noun	1.	beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop Synonyms: Beta vulgaris, common beet
	2.	beet - round red root vegetable Synonyms: beetroot

beetroot, Beta, Beta vulgaris, Beta vulgaris cicla, Beta vulgaris rubra, Beta vulgaris vulgaris, chard, chard plant, common beet, genus Beta, leaf beet, mangel-wurzel, mangold, mangold-wurzel, spinach beet, sugar beet, Swiss chard, vegetable