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

The majority of the factory had been converted during the late war years to manufacture the ersatz coffee, made of roasted grain, sugar beet shavings, and chicory, which was drunk by the American POWs and ordinary Dresdeners as well. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Wheat farmers in Britain, sugar beet growers in central Europe, tobacco planters in Virginia and cotton cultivators across the American South all embraced the new fertilizer. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026

On July 22, Anthropologie launched its exclusive 25-piece collection with Molly Yeh, inspired by her life on a sugar beet farm. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Inspired by Yeh’s multi-cultural heritage and life on her sugar beet farm, the pieces feature whimsical vegetable motifs, pops of primary colors, and intricate botanical patterns. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 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