sugarcane or sug·ar cane [shoo g -er-keyn]
Word Origin
a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar . Show More
Origin of sugarcane First recorded in
1560–70; sugar +
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British Dictionary definitions for sugar cane 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 Show More
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