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beet Definition

beet (bēt)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Beta) of plants of the goosefoot family, with edible leaves and a thick, fleshy, white or red root
  2. the root of any of these plants: some are eaten as a vegetable, some serve as a source of sugar, and some are used for fodder

Etymology: ME & OE bete < L beta

beet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • modify: For example the makers of silver spoon sugar have decided not to use genetically modified sugar beet.
  • grow: We're delighted to be able to continue growing sugar beet on our farms.

Preposition: for

  • persistence: Monitoring field releases of genetically modified sugar beets for persistence of transgenic plant DNA and horizontal gene transfer.

Adjective modifier

  • gmht: Weed management for agricultural and environmental benefit in GMHT sugar beet.
  • tolerant: On an average scenarios with genetically modified herbicide tolerant sugar beet led in an increased gross margin.
  • transgenic: Over-wintering of transgenic sugar beet was found to be a source for dispersal of transgenic pollen [ 9 ] .
  • conventional: Results of the UK Farm Scale Evaluations indicate that herbicide tolerant GM beet had more impacts on biodiversity than conventional beet [ 12 ] .
  • red: Typical recipe: Potato salad with red beet Proverb: One cannot make soup out of beauty.

Modifies a noun

  • pulp: Silver Charm, the 1997 Kentucky Derby winner received beet pulp in its diet.
  • grower: I have raised in Parliament the problems facing sugar beet growers due to the proposed changes from Europe.
  • sugar: Is excess capacity likely to result from EU beet sugar processors moving into cane sugar refining?
  • crop: In general, spraying young beet crops is wasteful.
  • factory: July 10 th 1924 There is much interest in the proposal to build a sugar beet factory in the Bury st Edmunds areas.
  • juice: Many people mix carrot juice with beet juice for helping with liver problems.

Noun used with modifier

  • sugar: Sugar beet now has the lowest nitrogen usage of any major arable crop in the UK.
  • fodder: These studies indicate a greater removal of potash by fodder beet in practice than existing standards allow for.
  • spinach: In cold areas start spinach and spinach beet off in pots under glass.
  • weed: Weed beet can therefore evolve from seed of any beet left to flower in the field.
  • leaf: Sow seed of perpetual spinach ( leaf beet ) to provide a useful crop from October through until April.
  • sea: Also for the winter, and growing well, are purple sprouting broccoli and sea kale beet.

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