plural beets
plural beets
Learner's definition of BEET
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1 US
a : a garden plant with thick leaves and a rounded red root甜菜 — called also (British) beetroot
b : the rounded red root of the beet plant that is eaten as a vegetable甜菜根 — called also (British) beetroot
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beet red
or red as a beet
: red in the face especially from embarrassment(尤指因尴尬)脸红的