Definition

Noun: * A variety of beet (Beta vulgaris) characterized by a large, swollen, and intensely red root: This term specifically refers to the common red garden beet, cultivated primarily for its edible root and sometimes its leaves.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer grew Beta vulgaris rubra in the vegetable patch for the market.
  • The deep color of Beta vulgaris rubra comes from betalain pigments.

Advanced Usage

• Taxonomic Context: In botanical and scientific writing, is used to specify the red-rooted cultivar group within the species , which also includes sugar beets () and Swiss chard ().

Variants and Related Words

• Beetroot (n): The common name, especially in British English, for the red root of .
• Garden beet (n): Another common name for this vegetable.
• Red beet (n): A descriptive common name.
• Beta vulgaris (n): The scientific species name encompassing all cultivated beets.

Synonyms

• Beet (in common culinary usage when referring to the red variety)
• Table beet

Related Phrases

• Beet greens: The edible leafy tops of the plant.

Noun

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