sugarcane

Or sug·ar cane

[shoog-er-keyn]

noun

1. a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugarcane¹

First recorded in 1560–70; sugar + cane

Example Sentences

Ethanol is produced from crops like sugarcane and maize, and expanding its use means diverting farm produce into manufacturing more fuel.

From BBC

The shrimp-veggie mixture is then gently wrapped around a sugarcane stick, which can be chewed on once the savory part of the appetizer is eaten!

From Salon

However, for manufacturers of next-generation, “compostable” food packaging products — such as bioplastic bags, cups and takeout containers made from corn, kelp or sugarcane fibers — those federal requirements present an existential threat to their industry.

From Los Angeles Times

Rum is typically made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses, the thick treacle-like substance leftover after refined sugar has been produced from the harvested plants.

From BBC

Two prancing horses on the front perhaps a nod to the surrounding cattle-grazing and sugarcane fields.

From BBC