Saccharum, is a genus of six to 37 species (depending on which taxonomic system is used) of tall perennial true grasses of the in tribe Andropogoneae, native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia. The genus includes the sugar canes (actually several species) and other ornamental grasses such as Ravenna grass. They have stout join... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharum
Sac'cha·rum noun [ New Latin See Saccharine .] (Botany) A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/2
Saccharum is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants belonging to the family Graminaceae. They have flat or narrow leaves and bear terminal panicles, some times bundle-flowered, sometimes densely spiked. Among the species is the sugar cane. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BS.HTM