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Saccharum

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Saccharum

Genus of tall grasses, chiefly tropical, in family Gramineae, of which the most important species is sugar cane S. officinarum.



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“Yes, yes,” cried Richard, “cane is the vulgar name for it, but the real term is saccharum officinarum; and what we call the sugar, or hard maple, is acer saccharinum.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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