sugarcane

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A form of sugar cane — A 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.

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sugar caneSaccharum officinarum
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Meanings

nounsugarcane (usually uncountable, plural sugarcanes)

plural sugarcanes

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of sugar cane.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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sugar cane
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cane

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

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sugar caneSaccharum officinarum
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gramineous plantgraminaceous plant
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sugar cane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

sugarcane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugarcane

MLA

“sugarcane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugarcane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugarcane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugarcane.

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