beet
beet is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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. Note: 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).
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- apple
- artificial
- bonbon
- butter
- cake
- candied
- candy
- cane
- caramel
- comfit
- confection
- confectionary
- confiture
- conserve
- corn
- cream
- damson
- desert
- dextrose
- dulcet
- dulcification
- dulcify
- dulcitude
- dulcorate
- dulcoration
- edulcorate
- food
- glucose
- grocery
- honey
- honeysuckle
- honied
- hydromel
- ice
- jam
- jujube
- julep
- licorice
- liqueur
- lollipop
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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