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sugar beet

sugar beet noun: a type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose.

Noun

sugar beet (plural sugar beets)

  1. A type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose.
    • It was heading a freight train, loaded mainly with sugar beet, en route from the country area of Angus to the beet factory at Cupar (Fife).1953 February, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Scottish Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 141
    Synonyms:
    Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Beta vulgaris rapacea var. altissima
  2. Darling; sweetheart
    • I just want to say I wouldn't be here without the support of a very special lady- my always outrageous fiancée, Selma. Take a bow, sugar beet.1996, Jack Barth, “A Fish Called Selma”, in The Simpsons, spoken by Troy McClure (Phil Hartman)
    • “So is my sugar beet all tucked in?”
      “She is. Happily exhausted, too. Just like me.”2016, Marianne Evans, Woodland Hearts

sugar beet meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

sugar beet in Tamil

சக்கரைக் கிழங்கு

sugar beet in Arabic

type of beet
شَمَنْدَر اَلسُّكَّر šamandar as-sukkar

sugar beet in Vietnamese

type of beet
củ cải đường

Synonyms of sugar beet

  • Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
  • Beta vulgaris rapacea var. altissima

Forms of sugar beet

pluralsugar beets

Questions about sugar beet

What does sugar beet mean?
Sugar beet means a type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose.
What is sugar beet in Tamil?
Sugar beet in Tamil is சக்கரைக் கிழங்கு. See Sugar beet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sugar beet?
Sugar beet is a noun.
What is the plural of sugar beet?
The plural of sugar beet is sugar beets.

Words near sugar beet in the dictionary

  1. sugar basins
  2. sugar bean
  3. sugar beans
  4. sugar bear
  5. sugar bears
  6. sugar beet
  7. sugar beets
  8. sugar bellies
  9. sugar belly
  10. sugar bomb
  11. sugar bombs

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