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Saccharum


Sac′cha-rum

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Saccharine
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane.

Definition 2024


Saccharum

Saccharum

See also: saccharum

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Saccharum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the sugar canes.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

saccharum

saccharum

See also: Saccharum

Latin

Noun

saccharum n (genitive sacchari); second declension

  1. (New Latin) sugar

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative saccharum sacchara
genitive saccharī saccharōrum
dative saccharō saccharīs
accusative saccharum sacchara
ablative saccharō saccharīs
vocative saccharum sacchara

Related terms

Descendants

References

  1. Barnette, Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies