Definition of Sugar cane

1. Noun. Juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice.

Exact synonyms: Sugarcane
Group relationships: Saccharum Officinarum, Sugarcane
Generic synonyms: Cane

2. Noun. Tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar.
Exact synonyms: Saccharum Officinarum, Sugarcane
Generic synonyms: Graminaceous Plant, Gramineous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Saccharum, Saccharum
Terms within: Sugarcane
Specialized synonyms: Noble Cane

Definition of Sugar cane

1. Noun. A tropical grass of the genus ''Saccharum'' (especially the species ''Saccharum officinarum'') having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sugar Cane

sugar-plum
sugar-plums
sugar-water
sugar alcohol
sugar alcohols
sugar apple
sugar apples
sugar babies
sugar baby
sugar beet
sugar beets
sugar bowl
sugar bowls
sugar bush
sugar candy
sugar cane
sugar coated
sugar cookie
sugar cookies
sugar corn
sugar cube
sugar cubes
sugar daddies
sugar daddy
sugar diabetes
sugar glider
sugar gliders
sugar high
sugar house

Literary usage of Sugar cane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by American Genetic Association (1907)
"sugar cane belongs to the natural order of grasses and is divided by Cordemoy into ... The composition of sugar cane varies with the species and with the ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"This, in general, is the process by which the sugar in the sugar-beet is converted into the granulated sugar used on our tables. SUGAR-CANE. ..."

3. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1866)
"PRODUCTION OF SUGAR FROM SORGHUM OR NORTHERN SUGAR-CANE, BY WILLIAM CLOUGH, CINCINNATI, ... Three kinds exist in or arc produced from sugar-cane, calfed, ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The area suitable for growing sugar cane on the west coast of Peru is limited only by the available supply of water for irrigation. ..."

5. Food and the Principles of Dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1917)
"It is most commonly derived from certain special grasses, such as the sugar-cane or sorghum, but occurs also in smaller amount in a great many plants and ..."

6. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1909)
"You know where the sugar cane grows. It grows in the West Indies, in South America, in Asia, m the Asiatic Islands, and in Polynesia, but I will simply call ..."

7. Food and the Principles of Dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1911)
"When derived from other sources than the sugar-cane, special names, such as beet-sugar or maple-sugar, are usually given to it ; but it must be distinctly ..."

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