Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sugar beet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: sug-ar beet
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Darling; sweetheart

Example Sentences

"It was heading a freight train, loaded mainly with sugar beet, en route from the country area of Angus to the beet factory at Cupar (Fife)."
"I just want to say I wouldn't be here without the support of a very special lady- my always outrageous fiancée, Selma. Take a bow, sugar beet."
"“So is my sugar beet all tucked in?” “She is. Happily exhausted, too. Just like me.”"

Inflected Forms

sugar beets (plural)

Phrases

beet sugar sugar bush sugar cane sugar maple

Frequently Paired Words

beet sugar sugarbush sugar bush sugar cane sugar maple

Synonyms

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Beta vulgaris rapacea var. altissima

Questions

What does sugar beet mean?: A type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose.

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