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saccharum

(ˈsækərəm)
n
(Plants) a brewing sugar derived from cane sugar
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Noun1.saccharum - tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcaneSaccharum - tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, Poaceae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
Saccharum officinarum, sugar cane, sugarcane - tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
munj, munja, Saccharum bengalense, Saccharum munja - tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
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References in classic literature ?
“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.
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is a valuable crop once it accumulates high levels of sucrose in the stems [1, 2].
The titles of their PhD research were 'Characterization of shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) against dieback disease in various ecological zones of Punjab,' 'Evaluation of sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) bio-molecules as biological response modifiers and their immunotherapeutic effects against coccidiosis in chicken,' 'Occurrence, toxicity and prevention
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is the main sugar and bioenergy crop in the world.
Keywords: Saccharum officinarum, canola, intercropping, sugar recovery
Un arall oedd y fasarnen felys (Acer saccharum; Sugar Maple) - Snawey yn eu hiaith hwy ac yn goeden sy'n gynhenid i arfordir gogledd ddwyrain yr Unol Daleithiau ac arfordir dwyrain Canada.
ACER SACCHARUM, AND VARIOUS SPECIES OF ACER INCLUDING ACER RUBRUM, ACER SACCHARUM AND ACER NIGRUM OF THE FAMILY AcERACEAE
The objective of this work was to evaluate the mycelial growth of the Coprinus comatus strain CCO 01/01 in culture based on organie residues of Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane bagasse), Citrus sinensis (orange bagasse), Ananas comosus (pineapple residues) and Musa sp.
In a taxonomic study [2] of the saccharum revealed that the presence of many O & C-glycosides of tricin and iso-orientin.