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.
Origin
1810-20
Examples from the web for sugar beet
  • Rhizoctonia root rot is endemic in all sugar beet production areas and causes root- and crown-rot and seedling damping-off.
  • Linear irrigation system applies water on barley and sugar beet crops.
  • sugar beet is utilized only for sugar production and changes are in line with sugar beet total supply.
British Dictionary definitions for sugar beet

sugar beet

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

variety of beet (Beta vulgaris, Saccharifera Alefeld variety), a biennial plant of the Chenopodiaceae family. It is cultivated for its juice, from which sugar is processed. This article treats the cultivation of the sugar beet plant. For information on the processing of beet sugar and the history of its use, see the article sugar.

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