sugarcane
nounHow many syllables in sugarcane?
There are 3 syllables in the word sugarcane.How to pronounce sugarcane:
Definition of sugarcane:
- sugarcane (noun):
- tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar.
- 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
Synonyms for sugarcane:
genus saccharum
graminaceous plant
gramineous plant
noble cane
saccharum
saccharum officinarum
sugar cane
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