fruit sugar

/frut ˌʃʊgər/
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Other forms: fruit sugars

Definitions of fruit sugar
  1. noun
    a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
    synonyms: fructose, laevulose, levulose
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    type of:
    ketohexose
    a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
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