sugar beet

/ˌʃʊgər ˈbit/
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Other forms: sugar beets

Definitions of sugar beet
  1. noun
    form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
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    type of:
    Beta vulgaris, beet, common beet
    biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
  2. noun
    white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar
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    type of:
    beet, beetroot
    round red root vegetable
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