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GENUS BETA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Beta; genus Beta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Beta" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Chenopodiaceae; family Chenopodiaceae; goosefoot family (includes spinach and beets)
Meronyms (members of "genus Beta"):
beet; Beta vulgaris; common beet (biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop)