sugar beetnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈʃʊɡ.ə ˌbiːt/us/ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ ˌbiːt/a plant from whose white root sugar can be produced
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Crop plants & economic plants
- beet
- canola
- cash crop
- cassava
- clover
- flax
- hemp
- hop
- linseed
- manioc
- rabi
- rape
- safflower
- sisal
- subsistence crop
- sugar cane
Examples from literature
- In colder countries, like France, the sugar beet is grown for sugar.