cane sugar

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 gall, cane grass, cane piece, cane rat, cane reed, cane sugar, cane toad, canea, canebrake, canecutter, canegrub
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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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