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beets

/biːts/

Meanings
noun
Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

Examples :

"The beet is a hardy species."
plant food vegetable agriculture

Related Words

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eaten verb

/ˈiːt(ə)n/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The apple was eaten by the student during class. "

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sugar noun

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

"My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "

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added verb

[ˈad.əd] [ˈæɾ.əd]

To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

"She added sugar to her coffee to make it sweeter. "

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garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

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species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

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hardy noun

/ˈhɑːdi/ /ˈhɑɹdi/

(usually in the plural) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.

"The hardy are doing well in the new garden, thriving despite the cold spring. "

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swollen verb

/ˈswəʊlən/

To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

"After the bee sting, her finger swollen to twice its normal size. "

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which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

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salad noun

/ˈsæləd/

A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

"For lunch, I had a big salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, dressed with a light vinaigrette. "

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beetroot noun

/ˈbiːtɹuːt/ /ˈbitɹut/

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

"The beet is a hardy species."

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roasted verb

/ˈɹoʊstɪd/

To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.

"to roast meat on a spit"

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plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."