beet´like´

beet´like´
beet1 «beet», noun.
1. a plant grown for its thick, fleshy root. The leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Beets are biennial plants that belong to the goosefoot family.
2. its root. Red beets are often eaten as a vegetable. Sugar is made from some kinds of white beets.
[Old English bēte < Latin bēta]
beet´like´, adjective.
beet2 «beet», transitive verb. Dialect.
1. = repair. (Cf.repair)
2. a) = kindle (a fire). (Cf.kindle) b) = replenish (a fire). (Cf.replenish)
[Old English bētan]

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