beet sugar

noun

sugar from the roots of the sugar beet.Compare sugar(def 1).

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Origin of beet sugar

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby beet sugar

beeswax, beeswing, beet, beet armyworm, beet leafhopper, beet sugar, beetfly, beethoven, beethoven, ludwig van, beetle, beetle drive
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British Dictionary definitions for beet sugar

beet sugar

noun

the sucrose obtained from sugar beet, identical in composition to cane sugar
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