sugarcane
Tall tropical grass
Sugarcane is a tall tropical grass cultivated for the sugar in its fibrous stalks.
The raw cane is crushed to extract juice, which is processed into table sugar, molasses, and rum.
Miles of sugarcane fields stretched across the plantation.
Also spelled as two words: sugar cane.
Narrow-leaved ground cover
- sorghumWarm-climate cereal grass
- bambooTall woody grass
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- nodeConnection point in networks
internode · culm · fibrous · perennial · cultivar · hybrid · propagation · clump
Syrup from cane processing
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- jaggeryUnrefined cane or palm sweetener
- muscovadoUnrefined moist sweetener
- piloncilloUnrefined whole cane sugar
treacle · refined · crystallization · juice · extraction · mill · sweetness · caramel
Heavy broad-bladed knife
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
migrant · seasonal · manual · bundling · stalks · yield · billhook · burning
Drinkable volatile spirit
- bioethanolFuel from fermented plants
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- distillationPurification via vaporization
renewable · bagasse · cellulosic · biorefinery · gasohol · bioenergy · combustion · alternative
Thin piece of wood
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- juiceExtracted fruit liquid
- refreshmentLight food or drink
- street vendorOutdoor unlicensed merchant
snack · peeling · gnawing · pulp · sweet · raw · fresh · roadside
Tropical Atlantic region
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- CubaCaribbean island country
- HawaiiPacific island state
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
Queensland · Fiji · Mauritius · plantation · monsoon · humid · equatorial · cultivation
grass
Narrow-leaved ground cover
node · internode · culm · fibrous · perennial · cultivar · hybrid · propagation · clump · tiller
molasses
Syrup from cane processing
piloncillo · treacle · refined · crystallization · juice · extraction · mill · sweetness · caramel
machete
Heavy broad-bladed knife
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
laborers · migrant · seasonal · manual · bundling · stalks · yield · billhook · burning · topping
ethanol
Drinkable volatile spirit
- bioethanolFuel from fermented plants
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
distillation · renewable · bagasse · cellulosic · biorefinery · gasohol · bioenergy · combustion · alternative · sustainability
stick
Thin piece of wood
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- juiceExtracted fruit liquid
- refreshmentLight food or drink
street vendor · snack · peeling · gnawing · pulp · sweet · raw · fresh · roadside · treat
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
Louisiana · Queensland · Fiji · Mauritius · plantation · monsoon · humid · equatorial · cultivation · irrigation
- cash cropscotton, tobacco, coffee, tea, cocoa
- Antebellum Southplantation, cotton kingdom, overseer, slave quarters, big house
- Caribbean historyJamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Cuba, Trinidad
- island resourcescoconuts, fish stocks, coral reefs, fresh water, palm trees
- Philippine farmingrice terraces, coconut oil, copra, banana, mango
- plantationsplantation, Melrose, Monmouth, Longwood, plantation owner
sugarcanesugar beet
Root grown for sweetener
beet sugar · stevia · agave · maple · corn syrup
- sugarcane juiceExtracted sweet stalk beverage
- sugarcane fieldCultivated area growing sweetener
- sugarcane farmingGrowing plants for sweetener production
- sugarcane farmsLand cultivating sweet grass crops