English Explanatory Dictionary

sugar cane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sugar cane.wav

Word forms

sugar cane sugar canes sugar-cane sugarcane

Related words

cane carter cane cutter cane knife cane sugar sugar beet sugarbush sugar bush sugar maple

Derived words

African sugar cane African sugarcane borer Chinese sugar cane sugar cane baton sugarcane borer sugarcane grassy shoot disease sugarcane soldier fly sugar cane stalk sugar cane stick
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