noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of sugar cane. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
2. 2
   tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar wordnet
3. 3
   juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

saccharum officinarumsugar cane

Example

More examples

"Just because you found the sugarcane sweet doesn't mean you should eat it roots and all."

Related phrases

African sugarcane borersugarcane borersugarcane mosaic virus

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