sugarcane

noun

sug·ar·cane ˈshu̇-gər-ˌkān

: a stout tall perennial grass (Saccharum officinarum) native to tropical southeast Asia that has a large terminal panicle and is widely grown in warm regions as a source of sugar

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Cachaça is a fresh sugarcane juice spirit made in over 500 distilleries in Brazil. —

Shannon Mustipher, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025 The former British colony’s sugarcane plantation system profited enormously from enslaving Black people for centuries. —

Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Agricole rums from Martinique and Guadeloupe, for example, are celebrated for their grassy, fresh profiles derived from fresh sugarcane juice. —

Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Jaggery is a sweetener made by boiling, concentrating, and clarifying sugarcane juice or the sap of palms. —

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