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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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Salvador Samba, Brazil’s signature percussive genre, was born in the sugarcane mills of Salvador, the heart of Black culture in the country.
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Carolina Abbott Galvão, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The SweetFoam midsole is made from sugarcane, which is a waste-free material.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
The Late Fall Harvest For her family, the ritual begins in mid-November, after the sugarcane has grown for about eight months.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
More than 3,120 homes were damaged, while a significant portion of the island's farmland was also affected, with about 40% of the sugarcane crop, 75% of coffee trees and 100% of the banana crop impacted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Carolina Abbott Galvão, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The SweetFoam midsole is made from sugarcane, which is a waste-free material.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
The Late Fall Harvest For her family, the ritual begins in mid-November, after the sugarcane has grown for about eight months.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
More than 3,120 homes were damaged, while a significant portion of the island's farmland was also affected, with about 40% of the sugarcane crop, 75% of coffee trees and 100% of the banana crop impacted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Sugarcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcane. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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