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sugar cane

British  

noun

  1. a coarse perennial grass, Saccharum officinarum, of Old World tropical regions, having tall stout canes that yield sugar: widely cultivated in tropical regions Compare sugar beet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The elaborate stage design included a maze of sugar cane and a single-story house similar to the one he used during his 31-date residency in San Juan, Puerto Rico, last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Bad Bunny’s performance celebrated his Puerto Rican heritage with scenes from sugar cane fields, a New York street and a wedding.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

The programme's true scale is unknown, but at a minimum it aims to plant several million hectares of rice and sugar cane for food and biofuel.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Since 2000, 28 sugar beet and sugar cane factories have closed, leaving just 43, the cooperative said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

Was it the fields of sugar cane they brought to mind, or the endless reach of the ocean to meet the sky?

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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