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leaf beet
noun[ Cusually plural or U ]
uk /ˈliːf ˌbiːt/ us /ˈliːf ˌbiːt/
a vegetable with large, dark green leaves and thick white, red, or yellow stems:
Leaf beets, including spinach beets and chards, are grown as leaf vegetables.
Leaf beet will grow happily in tubs.
It is often best to sow leaf beet in pots or cells first before planting out later.
It's time to sow leaf beets and Oriental greens.
Plant breeders have been busy turning Swiss chard and leaf beet into rainbows.
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