sea beet

noun

Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima, the wild ancestor of the cultivated beets which occurs naturally on Atlantic and Mediterranean beaches and salt marshes from northern Europe to North Africa.

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Meanings

nounsea beet (plural sea beets)

plural sea beets

  1. Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima, the wild ancestor of the cultivated beets which occurs naturally on Atlantic and Mediterranean beaches and salt marshes from northern Europe to North Africa.

Translations

Finnish rantajuurikas
  • rantajuurikasBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Welsh betys arfor
  • betys arforBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Cite this entry
APA

sea beet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20beet

MLA

“sea beet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20beet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea beet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20beet.

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