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sugar beet

American

noun

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

sugar beet British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sugar beet

First recorded in 1810–20

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Proponents say French sugar beet, apple and hazelnut farmers need the insecticides -- forbidden in France since 2018 and 2019, respectively -- to help them compete with their European counterparts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

In a study published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers found that sugar beet pulp could help farmers cut down on synthetic pesticide use.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025

The closure means the elimination of hundreds of local jobs and possibly the end of sugar beet farming in the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

They are currently used by sugar beet farmers to protect their crops from virus yellows, a disease spread by aphids.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

Those dozen blockbusters are the cereals wheat, corn, rice, barley, and sorghum; the pulse soybean; the roots or tubers potato, manioc, and sweet potato; the sugar sources sugarcane and sugar beet; and the fruit banana.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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