Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sugar.
- noun [capitalized] [NL., Linnæus, 1737.] A genus of grasses of the tribe Andropogoncæ, type of the group Sacchareæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Andropogoneae — thesugar canes .
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- noun tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is more suitable for the roller mill than for the indigenous mill, the stems being hard (_Cyclopaedia of India_, 3rd ed., 1885, s.v. 'Saccharum').
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822
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The concentrated extracted essence is prepared for you in pills of the finest Saccharum officinarum for your health and well-being.
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The concentrated extracted essence is prepared for you in pills of the finest Saccharum officinarum for your health and well-being.
Archive 2010-01-01 TK 2010
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Treat with a solution of alum, or alum mixed with ashes and Saccharum Saturni (lead acetate).
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Grass habitats are dominated by Leersia, Phragmites, and Saccharum.
Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests 2008
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The grasslands are composed mainly of Imperata cylindrica, Saccharum spontaneum, Heteropogon contortus, Chloris barbata, Chrysopogon aciculatus, and Scleria cochinchinensis, along with many herbs and shrubs.
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There are 43 different grass species, Imperata cylindrica, Saccharum naranga, Phragmites karka and Arundo donax predominating.
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Saccharum benghalesis (baruwa) grasslands dominate the next terrace above the S. spontaneum band along the river's edge.
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Saccharum spontaneum (kans) grasslands are dominated by this tallgrass species, which is the first to colonize the exposed silt plains after the retreat of monsoon floods.
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Patches of mesophilous grasslands, or savanna ecosystems, with Saccharum spontaneum, Saccharum narenga, Saccharum benghalense, and Vetiveria zizanioides intersperse the forest lands, representing early seral stages maintained by fire, flood, and grazing by domestic livestock.
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