Sugar cane Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
sugarcane.
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noun tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
sugarcane; Saccharum officinarum.
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(Bot.) , a tall perennial grass (Saccharum officinarium ), with thick short-jointed stems. It has been cultivated for ages as the principal source of sugar.
