Sugar cane Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
    sugarcane.
  2. noun tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
    sugarcane; Saccharum officinarum.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a tall perennial grass (Saccharum officinarium), with thick short-jointed stems. It has been cultivated for ages as the principal source of sugar.

Webster 1913