American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. Chiefly British The edible root of the beet. - n. A
normally deep red coloured cultivar of the beet. A root
vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating. - n. beet
having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human
consumption - n. round red root vegetable - From beet + root.
(Wiktionary) “Yes, while making a subzi of beetroot is common
across Indian kitchens, I think the beet chop is a Bengali
specialty.” “My recipe using beetroot is a yummy snack called
beet chops.” “A man afflicted with a colour-blindness which
leads him to turn out a portrait of me resplendent in beetroot
hair and eyes of a vivid green cannot help himself.” “Heart n
Soul, love the idea of beetroot and gherkin.” “Believe there is
a vegetable called beetroot too, and wonder if the name cabbage
is correct.” “Indeed, within minutes he has decided that the
beetroot will be the king of this dish, so we'll oven-cook and
fondant this squash, pan-fry the beetr