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Sugar cane

noun

Juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice. Synonym: sugarcane.

Tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar. Synonyms: Saccharum officinarum, sugarcane.

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... including celebrated Corliss Patent Variable Cut-off Engines, Slide Valve Stationary Engines, Portable Engines, etc. Also, Circular Mulay, & Gang Saw Mills Sugar Cane Mills, Shafting, Pulleys, etc. Wheat and Corn Mills, Circular Saws, Belting, etc. Send for Circular ...

— Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 • Various

... the popular esteem of the African coast during the earlier centuries was the intimate connection which the slave trade had with the development of the English plantations in the West Indies. About the middle of the seventeenth century the growing of sugar cane and other products in the West Indies began to open up enormous possibilities which, it was universally agreed, could be realized only by the extensive use of Negro slaves. At the restoration of Charles II in 1660 the English commercial class directly supported and assisted by the ...

— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 • Various

Words linked to "Sugar cane" : cane, genus Saccharum, gramineous plant, noble cane, Saccharum, graminaceous plant, Saccharum officinarum