green syrup en · NOUN
Etymology
From green + syrup. First use appears c. 1830. See cite below.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The liquid byproduct obtained during the initial stages of refining sugar cane or beet juice.
This first draining is called green syrup, on account of the new or green state of the sugar from which it runs.
1830, George Richardson Porter, The Nature and Properties of the Sugar Cane, page 218:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| green syrups | Number=Plur | lexicographic |