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Definition of Beta vulgaris
1. Noun. Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop.
Group relationships: Beta, Genus Beta
Specialized synonyms: Beetroot, Beta Vulgaris Rubra, Beta Vulgaris Cicla, Chard, Chard Plant, Leaf Beet, Spinach Beet, Swiss Chard, Beta Vulgaris Vulgaris, Mangel-wurzel, Mangold, Mangold-wurzel, Sugar Beet
Generic synonyms: Vegetable
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta Vulgaris
Literary usage of Beta vulgaris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The roots of the common beet (Beta vulgaris L., ... Beet (Beta vulgaris).
Cork layers of root in surface view. X 160. p FIG. 321. Beet. ..."
2. Sugar; a Popular Treatise by Allen Ray. Kahn (1921)
"IV Beta vulgaris ( The Sugar Beet) In the year 1747 the great German chemist
Margraf, after analyzation of numerous plants, predicted that beet roots of the ..."
3. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"Vegetables BEETS, Beta vulgaris Sweet and heating, beets increase pitta.
Their alkaline nature and iron content make them a blood-producing food. ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1907)
"(L>/on.) (See No. 2936, Inventory No. 7, for description of this plant. • 17968
to 17972. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet From Lyons, NY Received through the ..."
5. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1887)
"Beet-root, see Beta vulgaris. Beggiatoa alba, 232. In water containing decaying
... Nuts Fresh. , Beta vulgaris (Beet-root). Structure of root, 45. Boot. ..."
6. A Catalogue of Plants Cultivated in the Garden of John Gerard, in the Years by John Gerard, Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1876)
"Beta vulgaris, Z. var. " There is likewise another sort ... V Varieties of Beta
vulgaris, ZB Romana Romane Beete. 252, D. - Betonica flore albo Betonie with ..."
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