Beey vs. Beet

Beeyadjective

of or containing bees.

Beetnoun

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

‘The beet is a hardy species.’; ‘There are beets growing over these.’;

Beetnoun

A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.

Beetnoun

A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.

Beetnoun

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.

Beetnoun

biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

Beetnoun

round red root vegetable