sugar beet

noun

1. various cultivars of a beet, Beta vulgaris, of the amaranth family, having a white root, cultivated for the sugar it yields.

sugar beet

noun

1. See sugar cane
   a variety of the plant Beta vulgaris that is cultivated for its white roots from which sugar is obtained Compare sugar cane

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar beet¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Goodman estimates that there are over a hundred different genetic modifications that have been approved by the regulatory bodies in the US in crops like rice, corn, soybeans, sugar beets, canola, and more.

From Popular-Science

The only training he had in crop breeding was a brief course in cultivating sugar beets at the Kiev Agricultural Institute.

From Nautilus

Which is why sugar-free cannabis edibles have become a thing, from Olala’s infused sodas to ZootRocks candies sweetened with sugar beets and Stevia.

From Ozy

In addition to living in a van, Bruder worked alongside her interview subjects, in workplaces from a sugar beet harvesting plant to an Amazon fulfillment center.

From Time

The mix also included a byproduct from processing sugar beets.

From Science News For Students

As one weeder put it: "Poor man make no money, make plenty children—plenty children good for sugar-beet business."

From Project Gutenberg

He it was who in creating the sugar beet laid the foundation for one of the chief industries of our time.

From Project Gutenberg

It occurs in many plants especially in the sugar cane and sugar beet.

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Bordering the sand-barrens is a belt of land that produces grain and the sugar-beet.

From Project Gutenberg

A considerable source of artificial potassic manures is the refuse manufacture of sugar-beet, such a large industry in Germany.

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