betterave

Definitions of betterave
  1. noun
    biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
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    type of:
    légume
    any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
  2. noun
    beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
  3. noun
    round red root vegetable
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    type of:
    légume à racine comestible, racine alimentaire
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
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