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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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In a statement, Rhum Barbancourt, one of the country’s leading companies, said its sugarcane fields had been set ablaze. —
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Pepe Fanjul, 81, Alfy Fanjul, 88, and their family own sugar refineries in several countries, along with brands like Domino Foods, a luxury resort in the Caribbean, and about 190,000 acres of sugarcane plantations in South Florida, mostly in the Everglades. —Michael Smith, Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2026 The resort implements its sustainability commitment in ways beyond just substituting plastic water bottles (with reusable ones made of sugarcane waste) and harvesting rainwater to flush toilets. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Ozama is distilled, aged, and bottled in the country from Dominican sugarcane and even named after a river near where Ortiz grew up. —Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sugarcane
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 Pepe Fanjul, 81, Alfy Fanjul, 88, and their family own sugar refineries in several countries, along with brands like Domino Foods, a luxury resort in the Caribbean, and about 190,000 acres of sugarcane plantations in South Florida, mostly in the Everglades. —Michael Smith, Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2026 The resort implements its sustainability commitment in ways beyond just substituting plastic water bottles (with reusable ones made of sugarcane waste) and harvesting rainwater to flush toilets. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Ozama is distilled, aged, and bottled in the country from Dominican sugarcane and even named after a river near where Ortiz grew up. —Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sugarcane
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“Sugarcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/sugarcane. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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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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