sugar beet

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Noun

sugar beet (plural sugar beets)

1. A type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose.

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• sugar cane
• sugar maple

Translations

• French: betterave sucrière, betterave à sucre
• German: Zuckerrübe
• Italian: barbabietola da zucchero
• Portuguese: beterraba-sacarina
• Russian: са́харная свёкла
• Spanish: remolacha azucarera

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