Category
page 1Beta (plant)

Beta vulgaris
species of the genus beet

sugar beet
cultivated crop
beet
Beetroot or beet is the taproot portion of a Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris plant in the Conditiva Group. The plant is a root vegetable also known as the table beet, garden beet, or dinner beet, or else categorized by color as red beet or golden beet. Its leaves constitute a leaf vegetable called beet greens. It is native to the Azores, Western Europe to the Mediterranean and India.
Beetroot can be eaten raw, roasted, steamed, or boiled. Beetroot can also be canned, either whole or cut up, and often are pickled, spiced, or served in a sweet-and-sour sauce.

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Beta
genus of the foxtail family

sea beet
subspecies of beet
Beta trigyna
species of plant

Beta macrocarpa
species of plant
Beta nana
species of plant
Beta lomatogona
species of plant
Beta corolliflora
species of plant
Beta patula
species of plant