sugarcane

[ shoo g-er-keyn ]

/ ˈʃʊg ərˌkeɪn /

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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First recorded in 1560–70; sugar + cane

Made with cachaça, a sugarcane Brandy native to Brazil, and limes and sugar, this is the Brazilian national cocktail.
What to Eat: The World Cup|Cookstr.com|June 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The gunmen searched him, took his money, and ordered him to lie face down in a sugarcane field along the road.
7 Student Travel Nightmares|Constantino Diaz-Duran|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Sugarcane Marinade This marinade is one of my all-time heroes.
8 Recipes From Norman Van Aken|Cookstr.com|January 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Later, my best friend will present me with some homemade Mexican Christmas ponche full of sugarcane to chew on.
How to Write a Winning Ivy League Essay|Kathleen Kingsbury|October 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The climb took two hours and a half, and they stopped six times for Xerox to drink tea, or a glass of sugarcane juice.
An Excerpt from Between the Assassinations|Aravind Adiga|June 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Here the Indian corn takes the place of the sugarcane, and I ride through wide fields of the broad-leafed tobacco-plant.
The Rifle Rangers|Captain Mayne Reid
How can I help fearing when some monster is twisting back my neck, and is about to snap it as he would a sugarcane?
Hindu Literature|Epiphanius Wilson
Sugarcane is cultivated on the fertile plains, yielding three hogsheads on an average per acre without any manure.
Porto Rico|Arthur D. Hall
Thus members of the Bedna or sugarcane sept make a stick of flour and worship it.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
Other products grown here were rice, corn, sugarcane, fruits and vegetables.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration