sugar beet, variety of beet beet, biennial or annual root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family). The beet (Beta vulgaris) has been cultivated since pre-Christian times.
..... Click the link for more information. used commercially as a source of sugar.
Variety of beet (Beta vulgaris) that accounts for about two-fifths of global sugar production, making it second only to sugarcane as a source of the world's sugar. Unlike sugarcane, sugar beets can be grown in temperate or cold climates in Europe, North America, and Asia; that is, within the densely populated, well-developed areas where much of the product is consumed. The sugar beet was grown as a garden vegetable and for fodder long before it was valued for its sugar content.
sugar beet
..... Click the link for more information. used commercially as a source of sugar.
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Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris).
(credit: Grant Heilman)
sugar beet
a variety of the plant Beta vulgaris that is cultivated for its white roots from which sugar is obtained
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