beet
n.
vegetable
Beet
beet
Noun
1. biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
(synonym) common beet, Beta vulgaris
(hypernym) vegetable
(hyponym) beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra
(member-holonym) Beta, genus Beta
2. round red root vegetable
(synonym) beetroot
(hypernym) root vegetable
(hyponym) sugar beet
(part-holonym) beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra
Beet (das)
n.
bed, area for growing plants
Beets
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.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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