sugar cane
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sugar cane
noun sugar canes · sugar-cane · sugarcane
- A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar. Daniel was watching Sarah, Bose and Femi munch contentedly on the firm sweetness of sugar cane, plucking back the green with their fingers to reveal the creamy yellow-white that left gluey juices on their hands and clothes.
- A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane.
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noun species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar
| Español | caña de azúcar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단수수 dansusu, 사탕수수 satangsusu |
| 日本語 | サトウキビ satōkibi, 砂糖黍 satōkibi |
| 中文 | 甘蔗 gānzhè, gānzhe, 竿蔗 gānzhè |
| हिन्दी | ईख īkh, ऊख ūkh, गन्ना gannā |
| Kiswahili | muwa |
| Português | cana-de-açúcar |
| Français | canne à sucre |
| Deutsch | Zuckerrohr |
| Italiano | canna da zucchero |
| Ελληνικά | ζαχαροκάλαμο zacharokálamo |
| Română | trestie-de-zahăr, trestie-de-câmp |
| Русский | са́харный тростни́к sáxarnyj trostník |
| Tiếng Việt | mía |
| العربية | قَصَب السُّكَّر qaṣab as-sukkar |
| עברית | קנה סוכר |
Talk about this word "sugar cane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sugar%20cane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sugar cane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sugar%20cane "sugar cane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sugar%20cane.
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@misc{sugar_cane_2026,
title = {sugar cane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sugar%20cane},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
