- white (sugar) beet
- Общая лексика: свёкла сахарная
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Sugar beet — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sugar beet — n. a variety or cultivar of the common beet (Beta vulgaris) having a root with white flesh and a high sugar content, grown commercially as a source of sugar … English World dictionary
Sugar beet — Taxobox name = Sugar beet image width = 270px image caption = Two sugar beets the one on the left has been selectively bred to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis =… … Wikipedia
sugar beet — a beet, Beta vulgaris, having a white root, cultivated for the sugar it yields. [1810 20] * * * 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… … Universalium
sugar beet — noun 1. form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained • Hypernyms: ↑beet, ↑common beet, ↑Beta vulgaris 2. white rooted beet grown as a source of sugar • Hypernyms: ↑beet, ↑beetroot * * * noun, pl ⋯ beets … Useful english dictionary
sugar beet — noun Date: 1817 a white rooted beet grown for the sugar in its roots … New Collegiate Dictionary
sugar beet — beet with a large white meaty root which is used to manufacture sugar … English contemporary dictionary
sugar beet — sug′ar beet n. pln a variety of the common beet, Beta vulgaris, having a white root, cultivated for the sugar it yields • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
sugar beet — /ˈʃʊgə bit/ (say shooguh beet) noun a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris, with a white root, cultivated for the sugar it yields …
sugar-beet — n. Silesian beet, white beet (Beta alba) … New dictionary of synonyms
Sugar — Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English