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sugar beets

sugar beets is the plural of sugar beet.

Meaning of sugar beet

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)

Questions about sugar beets

What is sugar beets the plural of?
Sugar beets is the plural of sugar beet.

Words near sugar beets in the dictionary

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

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