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beets

/biːts/

beets is the plural of beet.

Meaning of beet

Noun

beet (countable and uncountable, plural beets)

  1. Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
    • The beet is a hardy species.
  2. (Canada, US) A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
    • In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Beets

Beets

  1. (plural) plural of Beet

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Beets

Beets

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Origin of beets

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From Dutch Beets.

Phrases with beets

Words that rhyme with beets

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Questions about beets

What does beets mean?
Beets means a surname from Dutch.
What is beets the plural of?
Beets is the plural of beet.
What part of speech is beets?
Beets is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce beets?
Beets is pronounced /biːts/.

Words near beets in the dictionary

  1. beetrooted
  2. beetrooting
  3. beetrootish
  4. beetroots
  5. beetrooty
  6. beets
  7. beeturia
  8. beetus
  9. beetworm
  10. beetworms
  11. beety

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