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Sugar beet   /ʃˈʊgər bit/   Listen
Sugar beet

noun
1.
Form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained.
2.
White-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar.





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"Sugar beet" Quotes from Famous Books



... to sacrifice it was to relinquish the principle of protection altogether. The so-called "Sugar Trust" favored reciprocity, being accused of expending large sums in that interest. Against it was pitted the "Sugar Beet Trust," a new figure ...
— History of the United States, Volume 5 • E. Benjamin Andrews
... this land and plant it to sugar beets and I would prefer not to consider any agreement of less than five years' duration. The particular point that I would like to have you advise me on is the effect sugar beet has ...
— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson
... not in all continental countries' he says, 'the success of small holdings depends very materially on whether or not the soil and the climate are suitable for what may be called industrial crops: such as tobacco, hops, sugar beet, colza, flax, hemp, grapes, and other fruit and vegetables; where these conditions do not exist the condition of the cultivators is such as would not be tolerated in this country.' That is the reason probably why small holdings, apart from exceptional conditions, do not answer ...
— A Short History of English Agriculture • W. H. R. Curtler


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