BAGASSE


Meaning of BAGASSE in English

/beuh gas"/ , n.

1. crushed sugar cane or beet refuse from sugar making.

2. paper made from fibers of bagasse.

[ 1820-30, Amer.; bagazo, deriv. of baga seed capsule of the flax plant (presumably orig. of any fruit) baca berry; cf. BAY 4 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .