sugarcane, n.
(sugarcanes)
(sugarcanes)
tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
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Saccharum officinarum sugar cane sugarcane
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juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
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sugar cane sugarcane