sugar cane

sugar cane
n.
a very tall, perennial, tropical grass (Saccharum officinarum) cultivated as the main source of sugar

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  • Sugar cane — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sugar cane — sugar ,cane noun count or uncount a tall tropical plant with thick stems that is used for producing sugar …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sugar cane — ► NOUN ▪ a tropical grass with tall stout stems from which sugar is extracted …   English terms dictionary

  • sugar cane — n. a very tall, perennial, tropical grass (Saccharum officinarum) cultivated as the main source of sugar …   English World dictionary

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  • sugar cane — noun 1. juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice • Syn: ↑sugarcane • Hypernyms: ↑cane • Part Holonyms: ↑sugarcane, ↑Saccharum officinarum 2. tall trop …   Useful english dictionary

  • sugar cane — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms sugar cane : singular sugar cane plural sugar canes a tall tropical plant with thick stems that is used for producing sugar …   English dictionary

  • sugar cane — also sugarcane N UNCOUNT Sugar cane is a tall tropical plant. It is grown for the sugar that can be obtained from its thick stems …   English dictionary

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