sugar beet

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A type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose
beet with a large white meaty root which is used to manufacture sugar
form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
Sugar beet is a crop with a large round root. It is grown for the sugar which can be obtained from this root. A form of the common beet (Beta vulgaris) having fleshy white roots from which sugar is obtained. a vegetable that grows under the ground from which sugar is obtained. Variety of beet (Beta vulgaris) that accounts for about two-fifths of global sugar production, making it second only to sugarcane as a source of the world's sugar. Unlike sugarcane, sugar beets can be grown in temperate or cold climates in Europe, North America, and Asia; that is, within the densely populated, well-developed areas where much of the product is consumed. The sugar beet was grown as a garden vegetable and for fodder long before it was valued for its sugar content
white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar
white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
sugar beets
plural form of sugar beet
sugarbeet
Alternative spelling of sugar beet
beet sugar
sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
beet sugar
sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent sugar made from sugar beets
beet sugar
sugar derived from the sugar beet vegetable
beet sugar
sugar made from sugar beets
sugar beet

    Silbentrennung

    sug·ar beet

    Türkische aussprache

    şûgır bit

    Aussprache

    /ˈsʜo͝ogər ˈbēt/ /ˈʃʊɡɜr ˈbiːt/

    Etymologie

    [ 'shu-g&r ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English sugre, sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Skt sarkarA; akin to Sanskrit sarkara pebble; more at CROCODILE.
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