rice vs sugar cane

rice

noun
  • A specific variety of this plant. 

  • Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. 

  • The seeds of this plant used as food. 

  • The types of automobile modifications characteristic of a rice burner. 

  • A twig or stick. 

verb
  • To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.) 

  • To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment. 

  • To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding). 

  • To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes). 

sugar cane

noun
  • A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar. 

  • A candy cane, an edible candy in the shape of a cane. 

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