Meanings
nounsugar cane (usually uncountable, plural sugar canes)
plural sugar canes · alternative sugar-cane · alternative sugarcane
- uncountableusuallyA tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar.
Daniel was watching Sarah, Bose and Femi munch contentedly on the firm sweetness of sugar cane, plucking back the green with their fingers to reveal the creamy yellow-white that left gluey juices on their hands and clothes.
2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 306 - uncountableusuallyA candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounjuicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
Similar
Broader
nountall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
Similar
sugarcaneSaccharum officinarum
Broader
gramineous plantgraminaceous plant
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans suikerriet
- suikerrietspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Ancient Greek σάκχαρ
- σάκχαρ (sákkhar)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Arabic قَصَب السُّكَّر
- قَصَب السُّكَّر (qaṣab as-sukkar)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Bengali আখ
- আখ (akh)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Bulgarian за́харна тръсти́ка
- за́харна тръсти́ка (záharna trăstíka)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Catalan canya de sucre
- canya de sucrespecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Chinese Cantonese 蔗
- 蔗 (ze³)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Chinese Mandarin 甘蔗, 竿蔗
- 甘蔗 (gānzhè, gānzhe)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- 竿蔗 (gānzhè)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Czech cukrová třtina
- cukrová třtinaspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Danish sukkerrør
- sukkerrørspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Dutch suikerriet
- suikerrietspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Esperanto sukerkano
- sukerkanospecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Estonian suhkruroog
- suhkruroogspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Finnish sokeriruoko
- sokeriruokospecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
French canne à sucre
- canne à sucrespecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
German Zuckerrohr
- Zuckerrohrspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Greek ζαχαροκάλαμο
- ζαχαροκάλαμο (zacharokálamo)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Hawaiian kō
- kōspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Hebrew קנה סוכר
- קנה סוכרspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Hindi ईख, ऊख
- ईख (īkh)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- ऊख (ūkh)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- गन्ना (gannā)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Hungarian cukornád
- cukornádspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Icelandic sykurreyr
- sykurreyrspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Indonesian tebu
- tebuspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Italian canna da zucchero
- canna da zuccherospecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Japanese サトウキビ, 砂糖黍
- サトウキビ (satōkibi)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- 砂糖黍 (satōkibi)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Korean 단수수, 사탕수수
- 단수수 (dansusu)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- 사탕수수 (satangsusu)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Latvian cukurniedre
- cukurniedrespecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Lithuanian cukranendrė
- cukranendrėspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Malay tebu
- tebuspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Māori tō, tōhuka
- tōspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- tōhukaspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Norwegian Bokmål sukkerrør
- sukkerrørspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Polish trzcina cukrowa
- trzcina cukrowaspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Portuguese cana-de-açúcar
- cana-de-açúcarspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Punjabi ਕਮਾਦ, ਗੰਨਾ
- ਕਮਾਦ (kamād)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- ਗੰਨਾ (gannā)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- ਇੱਖ (ikkha)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Romanian trestie-de-zahăr, trestie-de-câmp
- trestie-de-zahărspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- trestie-de-câmpspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Russian са́харный тростни́к
- са́харный тростни́к (sáxarnyj trostník)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Slovak cukrová trstina
- cukrová trstinaspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Spanish caña de azúcar
- caña de azúcarspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Swahili muwa
- muwaspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Swedish sockerrör
- sockerrörspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Tagalog tubo
- tubospecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Tamil கரும்பு
- கரும்பு (karumpu)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Thai อ้อย
- อ้อย (ɔ̂i)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Turkish şeker kamışı
- şeker kamışıspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Ukrainian цукро́ва трости́на
- цукро́ва трости́на (cukróva trostýna)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Urdu اِیکھ, اُوکھ
- اِیکھ (īkh)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- اُوکھ (ūkh)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
- نَیشَکَر (naiśakar)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Vietnamese mía
- míaspecies of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Yiddish צוקערראָר
- צוקערראָר (tsukerror)species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
Cite this entry
APA
sugar cane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20cane
MLA
“sugar cane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20cane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugar cane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20cane.
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