sugarcane (n.)

  1. juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice

    [ Syn: sugar cane ]

  2. tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

    [ Syn: sugar cane , saccharum officinarum ]

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