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

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Origin of cane sugar

First recorded in 1850–55
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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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