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• a variation of sugarcane.

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

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Example Sentences

While launching into his 2022 dembow-trap hit, “Titi Me Preguntó,” Bad Bunny walked the cameras through the makeshift sugar cane field, which was tilled by dancers dressed as jíbaros.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Brazil’s ethanol is mostly made from sugar cane, but if the Maersk experiment is successful the country may need to use more corn for fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

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

He stood a safe distance away, legs apart and obviously ready to run, holding a stick of sugar cane nearly as tall as himself, which he had bought instead of fireworks.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya