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sea beet

British  

noun

  1. the wild form of Beta vulgaris See beet

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Finish the dish with a grating of preserved plum before serving immediately, garnished with sea beet leaves, if you like.

From The Guardian • May 4, 2016

These regions may represent traces of breeding activities which aimed at introducing sea beet traits into sugar beet.

From Nature • Jan. 22, 2014

The sea beet Beta maritima is fully interbreedable with sugar beet and commonly used as a valuable source of resistances against biotic or abiotic stress.

From Nature • Jan. 22, 2014

Section 4 shows the chromosome-wide distribution of genomic variants in four sugar beet accessions and sea beet compared to RefBeet.

From Nature • Jan. 22, 2014

Section 4 shows the chromosome-wide distribution of genomic variants in four sugar beet accessions and sea beet compared to RefBeet.

From Nature • Jan. 22, 2014

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