sugar beet

American  

noun

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

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sugar beet British  

noun

1. 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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sugar beet

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

Next month, she said, organizers plan to honor the Japanese-Mexican Labor Assn., a union formed by sugar beet workers in 1903 that conducted a 48-day farmworker strike 123 years ago, long before Chavez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 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

In March, Dan Green, agriculture director for British Sugar, said the pesticide was needed "to protect the UK sugar beet crop and farmer livelihoods".

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

Instead, it was vaguely grassy, but mostly tasted like sugar beet juice.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack