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Sugar cane

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  1. 1
    A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar. uncountable, usually

    "Daniel was watching Sarah, Bose and Femi munch contentedly on the firm sweetness of sugar cane, plucking back the green with their fingers to reveal the creamy yellow-white that left gluey juices on their hands and clothes."

  2. 2
    tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar wordnet
  3. 3
    A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice wordnet

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