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Sugar beet   /ʃˈʊgər bit/   Listen
Sugar beet

noun
1.
Form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained.
2.
White-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar.





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... not in all continental countries' he says, 'the success of small holdings depends very materially on whether or not the soil and the climate are suitable for what may be called industrial crops: such as tobacco, hops, sugar beet, colza, flax, hemp, grapes, and other fruit and vegetables; where these conditions do not exist the condition of the cultivators is such as would not be tolerated in this country.' That is the reason probably why small holdings, apart from exceptional conditions, do not answer ...
— A Short History of English Agriculture • W. H. R. Curtler


Words linked to "Sugar beet" :   Beta vulgaris, common beet, beet, beetroot


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