cane sugar


noun
  1. sugar obtained from sugarcane, identical with that obtained from the sugar beet.

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Origin of cane sugar

1
First recorded in 1850–55

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British Dictionary definitions for cane sugar

cane sugar

noun
  1. the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beet: See also beet sugar

  2. another name for sucrose

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