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cane sugar
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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
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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British Dictionary definitions for cane sugar
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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