sugar beet
nounDefinition of sugar beet
: a white-rooted beet grown for the sugar in its roots
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He is also expected to pay special attention to the commodities biggest in his district, including sugar beets and dairy, as well as animal health. — WSJ, "New House Committee Chiefs Take Their Chairs," 4 Jan. 2019 The 81-year-old and his wife split their time between Arizona's parched desert and their Michigan farm, where water brings life to sugar beets, corn and beans. — Rebekah Sanders, azcentral, "Sun City West couple says Epcor billed them for 99,000 gallons of water they didn't use," 26 June 2019 He is also expected to pay special attention to the commodities biggest in his district, including sugar beets and dairy, as well as animal health. — WSJ, "New House Committee Chiefs Take Their Chairs," 4 Jan. 2019 Production and/or prices have declined for cotton, sugar beets, and some other field crops, as well as dairy. — Michael Greenberg, The New York Review of Books, "Farmworker Anxieties," 21 Feb. 2019 He is also expected to pay special attention to the commodities biggest in his district, including sugar beets and dairy, as well as animal health. — WSJ, "New House Committee Chiefs Take Their Chairs," 4 Jan. 2019 Farmers have switched to growing corn from sugar beets since the local sugar factory closed. — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, "The EU Spent a Bundle to Unify the Continent. It’s Not Working.," 8 Aug. 2018 The truck’s bed had been used to carry sugar beets and it was rotted out. — A.j. Baime, WSJ, "A 1929 Ford Model AA Truck for the Generations," 24 July 2018 He is also expected to pay special attention to the commodities biggest in his district, including sugar beets and dairy, as well as animal health. — WSJ, "Meet the New Agenda Setters in the House," 7 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sugar beet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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