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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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"Sugar beet" Quotes from Famous Books



... to sacrifice it was to relinquish the principle of protection altogether. The so-called "Sugar Trust" favored reciprocity, being accused of expending large sums in that interest. Against it was pitted the "Sugar Beet Trust," a new figure ...
— History of the United States, Volume 5 • E. Benjamin Andrews
... this land and plant it to sugar beets and I would prefer not to consider any agreement of less than five years' duration. The particular point that I would like to have you advise me on is the effect sugar beet has ...
— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson


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


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