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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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The land was fit for sugarcane fields, but little else.
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Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Unlike most rum, agricole is distilled straight from fresh sugarcane juice, giving it grassy, floral, and earthy notes.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Recent conservation efforts have helped, but the water that once went to pineapple and sugarcane now flows to the resorts.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
For those staying at Elang Private Residence, meals can be directed by the guests or left to the chef, serving up, say, lamb satay on sugarcane skewers, seafood with mango sambal, slices of rare beef with tiny pots of rendang sauce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Unlike most rum, agricole is distilled straight from fresh sugarcane juice, giving it grassy, floral, and earthy notes.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Recent conservation efforts have helped, but the water that once went to pineapple and sugarcane now flows to the resorts.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
For those staying at Elang Private Residence, meals can be directed by the guests or left to the chef, serving up, say, lamb satay on sugarcane skewers, seafood with mango sambal, slices of rare beef with tiny pots of rendang sauce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
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“Sugarcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarcane. Accessed 19 Jun. 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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