sugar beet

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ˈsugar beet noun [uncountable]  HBPa vegetable that grows under the ground, from which sugar is obtained 糖用甜菜

Examples from the Corpus

sugar beet• Cereals and sugar beet, on the other hand, ripen well in such conditions.• The brightest areas are those of intensive cultivation, and intermediate shades represent grassland and sugar beet.• And in sugar beet, root amino-N levels can be increased leading to depressed sugar yields.• Rape residue also justifies a cut, but not sugar beet.

ˈsugar beet nounChineseSyllable  

ground, that the from vegetable Corpus grows under a

sugar beet
ˈsugar beet noun [uncountable]
a vegetable that grows under the ground, from which sugar is obtained

sugar beetBrE /ˈʃʊɡə biːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃʊɡər biːt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a plant with a large round root, from which sugar is made 糖用甜菜