Definition of beet

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Beet (n.) 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..

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Beetlehead :: Beetlehead (n.) A stupid fellow; a blockhead.
Xylophilan :: Xylophilan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles (Xylophili) whose larvae live on decayed wood.
Brachelytra :: Brachelytra (n. pl.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles..
Pseudotetramera :: Pseudotetramera (n. pl.) A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure, so that there appear to be but four joints..
Suture :: Suture (n.) The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent.
Water Beetle :: Water beetle () Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars..
Sharded :: Sharded (a.) Having elytra, as a beetle..
Mangel-wurzel :: Mangel-wurzel (n.) A kind of large field beet (B. macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet..
Mallet :: Mallet (n.) A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet..
Sparkler :: Sparkler (n.) A tiger beetle.
Saprophagan :: Saprophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
Fidia :: Fidia (n.) A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine Fidia, F. longipes) is very injurious to vines in America..
Mall :: Mall (n.) A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.
Xylophagan :: Xylophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood.
Maul :: Maul (n.) A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.
Curculio :: Curculio (n.) One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc..
Necrophagan :: Necrophagan (n.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle..
Cocktail :: Cocktail (n.) A species of rove beetle; -- so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
Palpator :: Palpator (n.) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi..
Longhorn :: Longhorn (n.) A long-horned animal, as a cow, goat, or beetle. See Long-horned..
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