Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sugar_beet

2 senses of sugar beet

Sense 1
sugar beet -- (form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained)
       => beet, common beet, Beta vulgaris -- (biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop)

Sense 2
sugar beet -- (white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar)
       => beet, beetroot -- (round red root vegetable)