sugarcane

American  

[shoog-er-keyn] / ˈʃʊg ərˌkeɪn /

Or sugar cane

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of sugarcane

First recorded in 1560–70; sugar + cane

Example Sentences

In outdoor settings, sugarcane and palm were more prolific than algae in the results that Exxon researchers shared with Wojnar, while corn was about on par, the internal documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal

While deeply enmeshed in the South’s sugarcane economy, the family also lived for a time in both New York City and Newport, R.I.

From The Wall Street Journal

The set featured a traditional casita structure, block party salsa dancing, Puerto Rican flags and a mock sugarcane field.

From BBC

Right at the start of the Puerto Rican singer’s performance at Super Bowl LX, as he wades through faux sugarcane fields, he passes a series of small businesses.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, the muggy morning session has the Bula FC squad sweating heavily at the club's base in Ba, a town on Fiji's main island in a northern coastal area known for its sugarcane farms.

From Barron's