NOUN | plant | sugarcane, sugar cane | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar |
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plant | sugarcane, sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum | tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks |
Sounds | shuh'gerkey.n | |
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Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... |
Meaning | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice. | |
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Synonym | sugar cane | |
Part of | sugarcane, sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum | tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks |
Broader | cane | A strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar ... / sugar cane |
Spanish | caña de azúcar | |
Catalan | canya de sucre |
Meaning | tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar. | |
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Synonyms | sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum | |
Member of | Saccharum, genus Saccharum | tall perennial reedlike grass originally / originally of southeastern Asia |
Parts | sugarcane, sugar cane | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar |
Narrower | noble cane | sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species |
Broader | gramineous plant, graminaceous plant | cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves |
Spanish | caña de azúcar, saccharum officinarum | |
Catalan | canya de sucre, saccharum officinarum, Saccharum officinarum |
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