sugarcane

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
noun tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

Sugarcane House, Richmond, March, 18-- DEAR MAMA,--I hope you are quite well. — Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
Above patches of sugarcane glowed the golden globes of orange and citron, amid deep green leaves. — The Treasure of Pearls: A Romance of Adventures in California, Gustave Aimard
Here the Indian corn takes the place of the sugarcane, and I ride through wide fields of the broad-leafed tobacco-plant. — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid

sugar cane

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