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sugar cane

DEFINITIONS OF: sugar cane

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n tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

Synonyms:
Saccharum officinarum, sugarcane
Types:
noble cane
sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content
Type of:
graminaceous plant, gramineous plant
cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves

n juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice

Synonyms:
sugarcane
Type of:
cane
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
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