Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Saccharose \Sac"cha*rose`\, n. (Chem.)
   Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group
   of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See
   {Sucrose}.

Source : WordNet®

saccharose
     n : a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a
         sweetening agent [syn: {sucrose}]