Resembling, containing, or characteristic of beets; having a beet-like quality or taste.
From 'beet' (the plant, from Old English 'bete' and Latin 'beta') + '-y' (adjective-forming suffix meaning having the quality of).
Beets are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables, growing wild in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, and the modern word 'beety' describes that earthy, slightly sweet, mineral-rich flavor that comes from beets' ability to accumulate nutrients from deep in the soil.
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