noun
- a plant with a thick, fleshy root that is eaten as a vegetable
Examples
- She planted beets in her vegetable garden.
- The salad contained sliced beets and goat cheese.
- Sugar beets are used to make sugar.
- Red beets can stain your hands when you handle them.
- He roasted the beets with olive oil and herbs.
- The farmer harvested a large crop of beets this fall.