maple sugar
Noun
Meaning
sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree
Source: WordNetAlternative names
maple-sugar
Synonyms
apple
amber
brown
color
sugar
butter
pigment
conserve
carbohydrate
caramel
confection
bonbon
confectionary
comfit
damson
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Around this time, cane sugar replaced maple sugar as the dominant sweetener in the US; as a result, producers focused marketing efforts on maple syrup.
Climate change appears to be affecting the maple sugar industry.