sugarcane
or sug·ar cane
[shoo g-er-keyn]
- a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar.
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Origin of sugarcane
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Contemporary Examples
Made with cachaça, a sugarcane Brandy native to Brazil, and limes and sugar, this is the Brazilian national cocktail.
The gunmen searched him, took his money, and ordered him to lie face down in a sugarcane field along the road.
Sugarcane Marinade This marinade is one of my all-time heroes.
Later, my best friend will present me with some homemade Mexican Christmas ponche full of sugarcane to chew on.
The climb took two hours and a half, and they stopped six times for Xerox to drink tea, or a glass of sugarcane juice.
Historical Examples
They abstain from using the sugarcane and the sendia flower.
Sometimes the contribution was a quilt, or a quantity of sugarcane.
Up From Slavery: An AutobiographyBooker T. Washington
The preparation of the drink is identical with that of sugarcane brew.
The Manbos of MindanoJohn M. Garvan
In-tus is a beverage made out of the juice of the sugarcane.
The Manbos of MindanoJohn M. Garvan
The time selected for the planting of sugarcane and bananas is around noon.
The Manbos of MindanoJohn M. Garvan