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FRUIT SUGAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
Synonyms:
fructose; fruit sugar; laevulose; levulose
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fruit sugar" is a kind of...):
ketohexose (a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group)