Definition of sugarcane
: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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Angola was the world’s fourth-biggest coffee producer and a top exporter of sugarcane, bananas, sisal and cotton before a 27-year civil war after independence from Portugal in 1975 led to a mass exodus of farmers to the cities.
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De Boré owned a sprawling sugarcane plantation that included a grand oak alley, with oaks named Martha Washington and George Washington framing the mansion.
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Jaden Smith has said the product is better for the environment because the bottle is made from paper and sugarcane.
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Subra explains to us that 200 years ago Cancer Alley was a fertile belt of river-front land occupied by sugarcane and cotton plantations, and worked by enslaved African American men and women.
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Queen Sugar is adapted from the novel by Natalie Baszile and tells the story of three siblings — sisters Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, and brother, Ralph — who inherit their father’s 800-acre sugarcane farm.
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Fermenting simple sugars in ginger, lemon juice, and sugarcane on a large scale without the benefit of grains required experimentation—
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Recruited to work sugarcane plantations, many ended up opening restaurants.
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The brownie lists ingredients like sugarcane fiber and xanthan gum, which are among those being reviewed by the FDA.
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First Known Use of sugarcane
15th century
SUGARCANE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of sugarcane for English Language Learners
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: a tall grass that is grown in warm places as a source of sugar
SUGARCANE Defined for Kids
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Definition of sugarcane for Students
:a tall strong grass with jointed stems widely raised in tropical regions for the sugar it yields
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