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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Atrazine is used on many U.S. crops, including corn and sugarcane. —

Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024 Plus the cable, which is a bit short, is 40 percent corn and sugarcane. —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 Archival film reels captured slices of the sugarcane industry in Java, first established by the Dutch and continuing under Suharto’s regime, coalescing into a kaleidoscopic and vertiginous rereading of the colonial past and an interrogation of historical specters. —

Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024 Their method, which was first unveiled to considerable fanfare at COP24, can generate briquettes of fuel using any type of feedstock, from sugarcane leaves to elephant grass. —

Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sugarcane