/ Dictionary / Index S sugarcane: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sug•ar•cane Pronunciation: (shoog'ur-kān"), [key] — n. a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sugarcane (Thesaurus) sugar candy sugarcane borer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language