BAGASSE

bagasse

(noun) the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bagasse (countable and uncountable, plural bagasses)

The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted.

Synonyms

• megass (archaic), megasse (archaic)

Anagrams

• base gas, seabags

Source: Wiktionary


Ba*gasse", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: Sugar cane, as it

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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