maple sugar vs sugar

sugar vs maple sugar

maple sugar and sugar both are nouns.

maple sugar is not a verb while sugar is a verb.

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

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

maple sugar: sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree
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 maple sugar include carbohydrate, saccharide.

maple sugar (noun)	sugar (noun)
sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree	a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
	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

maple sugar (verb)	sugar (verb)
	sweeten with sugar

Difference between maple sugar and sugar

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