sugar beet

noun

: a white-rooted beet grown for the sugar in its roots

Illustration of sugar beet

Examples of sugar beet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Used to be sugar beets, until the factories closed. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 June 2026

Among Minnesota’s top four crops, losses in 2025 were greatest for sugar beet producers. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

The red, purple or sometimes gold root vegetable — not to be confused with its white cousin, the sugar beet — is low-calorie and packed with nutrients and compounds linked to benefits, ranging from brain health to athletic performance. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

Other farmers, Hoekema said, are already considering moving on from water-intensive cash crops like potatoes, sugar beets and soybeans in favor of alfalfa or wheat. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sugar beet

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete

Kids Definition

sugar beet

noun

: a white-rooted beet grown for the sugar in its roots