loading...| Preferred Name | Beta vulgaris | |
| Synonyms |
beet |
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| Definitions |
A cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B. vulgaris cultivars such as beetroot and chard share a common wild ancestor, the sea beet (Beta vulgaris maritima). |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_161934 |
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| alternative term |
beet |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20681 http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7057 http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?103151 MANSFELD:362 |
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| definition_source | ||
| has curation status | ||
| has synonym |
beta vulgaris var. altissima beta vulgaris |
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| has_exact_synonym |
beet |
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| imported from | ||
| label |
Beta vulgaris |
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| prefixIRI |
NCBITaxon:161934 |
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| prefLabel |
Beta vulgaris |
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| textual definition |
A cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B. vulgaris cultivars such as beetroot and chard share a common wild ancestor, the sea beet (Beta vulgaris maritima). |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03411309 |