saccharum officinarum

Noun
  1. Tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks;
    Sap is a chief source of sugar (synset 112153019)
    is a type of: graminaceous plant, gramineous plant - cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
    subtypes: noble cane - sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content
    belongs to: genus saccharum, saccharum - tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
    has: sugar cane, sugarcane - juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
    same as: sugar cane, sugarcane

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