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Plural of beet

regular plural

The plural of beet is beets.

Forms of beet

Singularbeet /biːt/
Pluralbeets /biːts/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Beets in a sentence

  • 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
  • George called for another fish, plus rice and a dish of silver beets.1990, Alan Sillitoe, chapter 5, in Last Loves, London: Grafton Books, →ISBN, page 79. From the entry silver beet
  • An unusual effect of beets is that they can cause “beeturia,” or a red coloration to the urine, after ingestion.2016, Andy Brunning, Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell?: Fascinating Food Trivia Explained with Science. From the entry beeturia
  • Although bortsch is usually made from root vegetables with a large proportion of beets, not all bortschs contain beets.1972, “[Jewish cooking] Schav Bortsch (Spinach Bortsch)”, in Anne Willan, editor, Grand Diplôme Cooking Course, volume 9, [Danbury…. From the entry bortsch
  • “Coffee” might be largely sawdust, or wheat, beans, beets, peas, and dandelion seeds, scorched black and ground to resemble the genuine article.2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic. From the entry genuine article

Meaning of beet

  1. noun Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
  2. noun A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
  3. verb To improve; to mend.

Full definition of beet

Questions about the plural of beet

What is the plural of beet?
The plural of beet is beets.
Is beet countable?
Beet is a countable and uncountable noun.

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