common beet

/ˌkɑmən bit/

Definitions of common beet

1. noun

   biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
   synonyms: Beta vulgaris, beet

   types:

   Beta vulgaris rubra, beetroot

   beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

   Beta vulgaris cicla, Swiss chard, chard, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beet

   beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks

   Beta vulgaris vulgaris, mangel, mangel-wurzel, mangold, mangold-wurzel

   beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed

   sugar beet

   form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained

   type of:

   vegetable

   any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower