The phrase "sugarcane plant" refers to a tall and thick grass-like plant that grows in tropical regions. It is primarily cultivated for its sweet juice, which is used to make sugar and other sugary products. Full definition
MIT students and lecturer Amy Smith turned to widely available bagasse, the stalks of sugarcane plants left after squeezing the sugar out, and created a charcoal replacement by burning, compressing, and mixing the material with a binding agent. (discovermagazine.com)
We have also discovered new ways of directing proteins into this storage tissue using experimental genetically modified sugarcane plants. (csiro.au)
Under natural conditions, sugarcane plants flower only once a year and only at some locations, which reduces opportunities for crossing. (csiro.au)