cane sugar
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noun
sugar obtained from sugar cane, identical with that obtained from the sugar beet.Compare sugar (def. 1).
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Origin of cane sugar
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby cane sugar
cane piece, caner, cane rat, cane reed, canescent, cane sugar, Canes Venatici, cane toad, Canetti, caneware, canework
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cane sugar
noun
the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beetSee also beet sugar
another name for sucrose
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