Definition of Beta vulgaris rubra

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

Exact synonyms: Beetroot
Terms within: Beet, Beetroot, Beet Green
Generic synonyms: Beet, Beta Vulgaris, Common Beet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta Vulgaris Rubra

Bessy cerca
Best
Best's carmine stain
Best's disease
Best and Greatest
Besòs
Beta
Beta Canis Majoris
Beta Centauri
Beta Crucis
Beta Lyrae
Beta Orionis
Beta tests
Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris cicla
Beta vulgaris rubra (current term)
Beta vulgaris vulgaris
Betamax
Betawi
Betelgeuse
Beth
Beth Din
Bethany
Bethe
Bethel
Bethesda
Bethesda-Ballerup Group
Bethesda system
Bethesda unit
Bethesdas

Literary usage of Beta vulgaris rubra

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1. A Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia: Being a Treatise on Pharmacology in by Samuel Frederick Gray (1821)
"Leaves eaten as a substitute for spinage; yields sugar. RED BEET. Beta vulgaris rubra. Root red, nutritive; yields a small quantity of sugar. ..."

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