1. a tall tropical grass with thick stems containing sweet juice used to make sugar

Examples

• Workers harvested the sugarcane in the fields.
• The factory processes sugarcane into refined sugar.
• Sugarcane grows well in warm, humid climates.
• She chewed on a piece of fresh sugarcane.
• The plantation grew acres of sugarcane for export.
• Sugarcane juice is a popular drink in many tropical countries.