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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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What’s more, many of the merchant cargo ships that would normally have transported sugarcane from Hawai’i, the nation’s largest domestic producer of the raw material, had been repurposed into military vessels.
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Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
The boot comes in a wide range of colors (Hale, for one, likes its black version), with an upper made of tactile suede, the brand’s signature sheepskin lining, and a sugarcane EVA outsole manufactured with your fluid motions and sustainability in mind.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Designs are inspired by Bad Bunny's iconography, featuring cultural symbols like pavas (traditional hats worn by rural sugarcane farmers) and Monobloc chairs seen in everyday Puerto Rican life in backyards across the island—and featured on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Melchor was a foreman on a sugarcane plantation, and Luisa was a laundress.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
The boot comes in a wide range of colors (Hale, for one, likes its black version), with an upper made of tactile suede, the brand’s signature sheepskin lining, and a sugarcane EVA outsole manufactured with your fluid motions and sustainability in mind.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Designs are inspired by Bad Bunny's iconography, featuring cultural symbols like pavas (traditional hats worn by rural sugarcane farmers) and Monobloc chairs seen in everyday Puerto Rican life in backyards across the island—and featured on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Melchor was a foreman on a sugarcane plantation, and Luisa was a laundress.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Sugarcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcane. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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