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beet [biːt] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Beta, esp the Eurasian species B. vulgaris, widely cultivated in such varieties as the sugar beet, mangelwurzel, beetroot, and spinach beet See also chard 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the leaves of any of several varieties of this plant, which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) red beet the US name for beetroot [Old English bēte, from Latin bēta] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Plant-based litters are made from materials such as corn, corncobs, cornhusks, wheat by-products, wheat grass and beet pulp. Most commercial pectin is extracted from citrus peels, but sugar beet pulp is an untapped source with great profit potential. Wet brewers grains, wet beet pulp, wet distillers grain, wet corn |
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