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beets, plural;
  1. A herbaceous plant widely cultivated as a source of food for humans and livestock, and for processing into sugar. Some varieties are grown for their leaves and some for their large nutritious root

  1. (beet) biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
  2. (beet) round red root vegetable
  3. Beets (West Frisian: Beetse) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang, and lies about 9 km southwest of Hoorn.
  4. This article contains character information for the American animated television series Doug.
  5. The beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant in the Chenopodiaceae family. It is best known in its numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is probably the red or purple root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet. ...
  6. (Beet (album)) Beet is the second full-length album by Chicago, Illinois rock band Eleventh Dream Day and their first on a major label, Atlantic Records.
  7. (beet) Common name of Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar
  8. (BEET) The multiple sound of the escapement action heard as the 'tick'. Refers to the tick or sound of a watch; about 1/5 of a second. The sound is produced by the escape wheel striking the pallets.
  9. (BEET) Business Executives Enforcement Teams
  10. (Beet) A firm, round-rooted vegetable with nutritious leafy greens. Commonly known as the garden beet. In addition to the garden beet, are the spinach or leaf beet ("Swiss chard"), the sugar beet, and the mangold, which is used mostly for fodder.
  11. (Beet) Sugar – A refined sugar which is produced from the juice of the sugar beet plant.  One of the two forms of common table sugar (the other one being cane sugar).  May be used as a source of fermentable sugars in some English and Belgian beer styles, and for bottle priming.
  12. (Beet) The fifteen-year-old protagonist of the story, Beet is the leader of his own group of Vandel Busters, called the Beet Warriors. His dream is to end the dark century, and to kill all the vandels so they will stop killing humans. ...
  13. (Beet) Wild beets still grow along the Mediterranean coast where they seem happiest. Beets are a member of the ubiquitous goosefoot family. As their color indicates, beets are a blood tonic and so are good for anemia, the heart, and circulation. ...
  14. (Beet) a large bulbous edible root with an edible leafy green top; its color is typically garnet red but can range from pinkish-white to deep red; also know as the garden beet, red beet and beetroot (especially in Great Britain).
  15. (Beet) or Bete (885): To kindle or make a fire. Also used in the sense of feeding a fire. Another definition was ‘to make good or amend’. In the 14th century this expanded to mean ‘relieve want’.
  16. (beet) RED + DH [B] slices twice against NDH [S], PO down. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - beet.
  17. To see them growing abundantly, harvest and peace will obtain in the land; eating them with others, is full of good tidings. If they are served in soiled or impure dishes, distressful awakenings will disturb you.
  18. One pound of raw beets = about 2 cups cooked. When buying fresh beets, choose small beets and cut the tops off right away leaving about 2 inches of the stem. The greens draw moisture from the root. Store unwashed in an open plastic bag or one with holes, for 7 to 10 days.
  19. contain significant amounts of vitamin C in the roots, and the tops are an excellent source of vitamin A.