Beet, Sugar

/bee-t, SHOO-gur/ · n.

1. An agricultural staple known for its considerable rotundity, the sugar beet exhibits a girthy profile that draws the eye in any produce aisle.

2. colloq. A root vegetable that takes its dietary responsibilities seriously, refusing to be upstaged by lesser greens.

Etymology. From Middle English 'bete', from Latin 'beta', referring to a plant with a swollen root. The sugar variety is the one that graduated from root school with honors.

On the farmer's market display, the thiccc sugar beet sat like an anchor tenant, redefining the concept of 'locally grown'.

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