cane sugar vs sugar

cane sugar and sugar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cane sugar	Yes	No	No	No
sugar	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sugar is a hypernym of cane sugar; that is, sugar is a word with a broader meaning than cane sugar:

cane sugar: sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent
sugar: a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

Other hypernyms of cane sugar include refined sugar.

As nouns, sugar is a hypernym of cane sugar; that is, sugar is a word with a broader meaning than cane sugar:

cane sugar: sucrose obtained from sugar cane
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

Other hypernyms of cane sugar include carbohydrate, saccharide.

cane sugar (noun)	sugar (noun)
sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent	a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
sucrose obtained from sugar cane	informal terms for money
	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

cane sugar (verb)	sugar (verb)
	sweeten with sugar