1. beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption; [syn: beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra]
2. round red root vegetable; [syn: beet, beetroot]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
beetroot
n 1: beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for
human consumption [syn: beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra]
2: round red root vegetable [syn: beet, beetroot]