sugarcane

or sug·ar cane

[shoo g-er-keyn]

noun

a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar.

Origin of sugarcane

First recorded in 1560–70; sugar + cane

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Examples from the Web for sugarcane

Contemporary Examples of sugarcane

Made with cachaça, a sugarcane Brandy native to Brazil, and limes and sugar, this is the Brazilian national cocktail.
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June 16, 2010
The gunmen searched him, took his money, and ordered him to lie face down in a sugarcane field along the road.
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Constantino Diaz-Duran
May 12, 2010
Sugarcane Marinade This marinade is one of my all-time heroes.
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Cookstr.com
January 26, 2010
Later, my best friend will present me with some homemade Mexican Christmas ponche full of sugarcane to chew on.
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October 25, 2009
The climb took two hours and a half, and they stopped six times for Xerox to drink tea, or a glass of sugarcane juice.
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Aravind Adiga
June 10, 2009

Historical Examples of sugarcane

They abstain from using the sugarcane and the sendia flower.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)
R.V. Russell
Sometimes the contribution was a quilt, or a quantity of sugarcane.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
Booker T. Washington
In-tus is a beverage made out of the juice of the sugarcane.
The Manbos of Mindano
John M. Garvan
The preparation of the drink is identical with that of sugarcane brew.
The Manbos of Mindano
John M. Garvan
The time selected for the planting of sugarcane and bananas is around noon.
The Manbos of Mindano
John M. Garvan