Definition of Saccharum officinarum

1. Noun. Tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar.

Exact synonyms: Sugar Cane, Sugarcane
Generic synonyms: Graminaceous Plant, Gramineous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Saccharum, Saccharum
Terms within: Sugar Cane, Sugarcane
Specialized synonyms: Noble Cane

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saccharum Officinarum

Sabouraud-Noire instrument
Sabrina
Sabæan
Sabæans
Sacae
Sacagawea
Sacagawea dollar
Sacagawean
Sacagaweas
Saccharomyces ellipsoides
Saccharomycetales
Saccharum bengalense
Saccharum munja
Saccharum officinarum
Sacco
Sacher torte
Sachs' bacillus
Sachs-Georgi test
Sachs disease
Sachsen
Saci
Sacksian
Sacramentarian
Sacramentarians
Sacramento
Sacramento Mountains
Sacramento River
Sacramento sturgeon

Literary usage of Saccharum officinarum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"The commercial seed is often low in viability, seldom testing as high as 70 per cent. JAPANESE SUGAR-CANE (saccharum officinarum) 295. ..."

2. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"The commercial seed is often low in viability, seldom testing as high as 70 per cent. JAPANESE SUGAR-CANE (saccharum officinarum) 295. ..."

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