CANE SUGAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cane sugar mean? 

• CANE SUGAR (noun)
  The noun CANE SUGAR has 2 senses:

1. sucrose obtained from sugar cane

2. sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent

  Familiarity information: CANE SUGAR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANE SUGAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sucrose obtained from sugar cane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cane sugar" is a kind of...):

carbohydrate; saccharide; sugar (an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cane sugar"):

demerara (a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cane sugar" is a kind of...):

refined sugar; sugar (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)