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sugarcane

or sugĀ·ar cane

[ shoog-er-keyn ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌkeÉŖn /
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noun
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

First recorded in 1560–70; sugar + cane
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British Dictionary definitions for sugarcane

sugar cane

noun
a coarse perennial grass, Saccharum officinarum, of Old World tropical regions, having tall stout canes that yield sugar: widely cultivated in tropical regionsCompare sugar beet
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