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Saccharum
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saccharum
Translingual
thumb|Saccharum officinarum
Etymology
mul :bor la:saccharum 1
mul la saccharum, from mul grc σάκχαρον sugar.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Poaceae sugar canes
Usage notes
Most species were formerly in genus Erianthus genus. Some, especially those from Erianthus genus, are now in genera Lasiorhachis genus (Madagascar sugar cane s) and Tripidium genus.
Hypernyms
genus ; Panicoideae subfamily subfamily; Andropogoneae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Saccharum officinarum species type species; for the other species see 1
References
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mul Andropogoneae tribe grasses