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Tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia sugarcane
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saccharum
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Saccharum is a genus of tall perennial plants of the broomsedge tribe within the grass family . The genus is widespread across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions in Africa , Eurasia , Australia , the Americas , and assorted oceanic islands. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saccharum \Sac"cha*rum\, n. [NL. See Saccharine .] (Bot.) A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane.
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