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BETA VULGARIS RUBRA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

Synonyms:

beetroot; Beta vulgaris rubra

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Beta vulgaris rubra" is a kind of...):

beet; Beta vulgaris; common beet (biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop)

Meronyms (parts of "Beta vulgaris rubra"):

beet; beetroot (round red root vegetable)

beet green (young leaves of the beetroot)

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