sugar beet

noun

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

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In Imperial County, the last sugar beet plant, Spreckles, shut down, eliminating more than 700 jobs in a county already suffering from a 20% unemployment rate. Jeff Gonzalez, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025 White sugar or table sugar is processed from sugar cane plants or sugar beets. Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 19 Aug. 2025 Also on the sustainability front, since last year ICR pivoted from using cosmetic-grade alcohol derived from Hungarian corn to the one derived from German sugar beet, a shift that ensures a lower environmental impact and a greater agricultural efficiency and quality. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025 Corn syrup has been used in the production of Coca-Cola in the U.S. since 1984, when the soda company announced a switch from traditional sugar cane and sugar beet. Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sugar beet

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sugar beet was in 1817

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“Sugar beet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20beet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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sugar beet

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