sugarcane

• Grande graminée tropicale à tiges épaisses, fibreuses et segmentées, dont le jus est une source de mélasse et de sucre commercial ; les tiges fraîches sont parfois mâchées pour leur jus.

A tall tropical grass with stout fibrous jointed stalks, whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice.

indénombrable

1. Tall tropical grassB1formal

   A tall perennial grass of the genus Saccharum, with stout fibrous jointed stalks, native to tropical Southeast Asia and widely cultivated for its sap, which is the primary source of commercial sugar.

   Canne à sucre

   • Sugarcane is harvested in large fields in tropical regions.
   • The stalks of sugarcane are crushed to extract the sweet juice.
   • Farmers rotate sugarcane with other crops to maintain soil health.

   Synonymescanesugar cane

2. Source of sugar and molassesB1formal

   The juicy canes of this plant, which are processed to produce molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for their sweet sap.

   Canne à sucre

   • Fresh sugarcane is often chewed as a refreshing snack in many countries.
   • The sap from sugarcane is boiled down to make molasses.
   • Sugar refineries process millions of tons of sugarcane each year.