leaf beet


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leaf beet

n
(Plants) another name for chard
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Noun1.leaf beet - beet lacking swollen rootleaf beet - beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
Beta vulgaris cicla, chard, chard plant, spinach beet, Swiss chard
chard, leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
beet, Beta vulgaris, common beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
2.leaf beet - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
chard, spinach beet, Swiss chard
greens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
Beta vulgaris cicla, chard, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard - beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
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