Beet
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| Beetroot | |
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| Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Chenopodiaceae |
| Genus: | Beta |
| Species: | B. vulgaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Beta vulgaris Carolus Linnaeus |
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Beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant with a round or carrot-shaped root, one variety (red beet) used as food, another (sugar beet) as a source of sugar.
