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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A variety of beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), widely cultivated for its large succulent edible leaves.
  • noun The leaves of this plant, used as a vegetable.

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  • noun Beta vulgaris var. cicla: an edible leafy vegetable.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
  • noun long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves

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