1. (

• sugarcane ,
• sugar_cane ,

) juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice ;

2. (

• sugarcane ,
• sugar_cane ,
• Saccharum_officinarum

) tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar ;