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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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The corn and sugarcane fields of Punjab and Haryana had given way, by the second day, to fields of millet and soybean and lines of orange trees.
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Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Refined sugar is sugar that's been extracted from natural sources like beets, corn, or sugarcane.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
But the cachaça, made of sugarcane juice, is not such a big leap from rum, made from molasses.
—Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
In a typical sugarcane mill, the main goal is to produce sugar, with molasses as the byproduct.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Refined sugar is sugar that's been extracted from natural sources like beets, corn, or sugarcane.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
But the cachaça, made of sugarcane juice, is not such a big leap from rum, made from molasses.
—Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
In a typical sugarcane mill, the main goal is to produce sugar, with molasses as the byproduct.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Sugarcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcane. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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sugarcane
noun
sug·ar·cane
ˈshu̇g-ər-ˌkān
: a tall tropical grass that has a thick jointed stem and is widely grown in warm regions as a source of sugar
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