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SPINACH BEET [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A leafy variety of the beet, Beta vulgaris, grown for its shiny dark green leaves and smooth white or red stalks. The stalks are usually cooked separately from the leaves, which are cooked and served like spinach ...

Key term(s)
  • white leaf beet
  • perpetual spinach

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Horticulture
  • Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Légume dont on consomme essentiellement la côte, ou carde.

OBS

Au Canada le terme le plus répandu est «bette à cardes».

Key term(s)
  • poirée
  • carde
  • bette poirée
  • bette à côtes blette
  • blète
  • carde poirée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Horticultura
  • Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 1994-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Vegetable Crop Production
  • Horticulture
DEF

A type of beet grown for its greens, rather than its roots, such as chard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Production légumière
  • Horticulture
OBS

Variété de carde dont le feuillage est consommé à la façon des épinards.

Spanish

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