sugar cane

1. (uncountable, usually)A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar.

   Zuckerrohr

   са́харный тростни́кsáxarnyj trostník

   цукро́ва трости́наcukróva trostýna

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

2. (uncountable, usually)A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane.

1. Is sugar cane a fruit or a vegetable?

   Цукрова тростина — це фрукт чи овоч? — aandrusiak

   ruСахарный тростник — это фрукт или овощ? — odexed

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2. The sugar cane blight ruined the harvest.

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3. Most sugar is produced from sugar cane.

   ruСахар в основном производится из сахарного тростника. — marafon

   deDer meiste Zucker wird aus Zuckerrohr hergestellt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Sugar cane is an edible grass, which makes it a vegetable.

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5. Tom has a sugar cane plantation and dozens of hired workers.

   ruУ Тома плантации сахарного тростника и десятки наёмных работников. — nina99nv

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