sugar cane

sug·ar cane

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Definitions of sugar cane words

noun sugar cane a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar. 1
noun sugar cane tall plant from which sugar is obtained 1
noun sugar cane stem of sugarcane plant 1
uncountable noun sugar cane Sugar cane is a tall tropical plant. It is grown for the sugar that can be obtained from its thick stems. 0
noun sugar cane a coarse perennial grass, Saccharum officinarum, of Old World tropical regions, having tall stout canes that yield sugar: widely cultivated in tropical regions 0
noun sugar cane a very tall, perennial, tropical grass (Saccharum officinarum) cultivated as the main source of sugar 0

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70; sugar + cane

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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