sugar beet

noun

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

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But recent years have posed a new challenge for Lee — and for many of the 700 or so southern Idaho sugar beet farmers like him. Sarah Cutler march 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026 As sugar is processed, the juice from sugarcane or sugar beets is boiled down, and molasses is what's left behind. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026 Abatti Farms has thousands of acres of crops, including melons, broccoli, sugar beets and alfalfa, which Michael said in a 2017 legal filing were worth more than $10 million a year. Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 25 Dec. 2025 In animals, sugar beet molasses helped reduce homocysteine levels. Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sugar beet

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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 24 Mar. 2026.

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sugar beet

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