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sugar cane

Syllabification: (sug·ar cane)
(also sugarcane /ˈSHo͝ogərˌkān/)
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Definition of sugar cane

noun

  • a perennial tropical grass with tall stout jointed stems from which sugar is extracted. The fibrous residue can be used as fuel, in fiberboard, and for a number of other purposes.
    • Genus Saccharum, family Gramineae: several species, in particular S. officinarum and its hybrids

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