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Webster 1913 Edition

Beet

Beet

(bēt)
,
Noun.
[AS.
bete
, from L.
beta
.]
1.
(Bot.)
A biennial plant of the genus
Beta
, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.
2.
The root of plants of the genus
Beta
, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.
☞ There are many varieties of the common beet (
Beta vulgaris
). The Old “white beet”, cultivated for its edible leafstalks, is a distinct species (
Beta Cicla
).

Webster 1828 Edition

Beet

BEET

,
Noun.
[L. beta.] A plant of the genus Beta. The species cultivated in gardens are the cicla and vulgaris,or white and red beet. There are many varieties; some with long taper roots, and others with flat roots, like turnips. The root furnishes a large portion of sugar, which has been recently manufactured in France on a great scale.

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