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bagasse definition

☆ ba·gasse (bə gas′)

noun

the part of sugar cane left after the juice has been extracted, or the residue of certain other processed plants: it is used for fuel and in making fiberboard

Etymology: Fr < Prov bagasso, refuse from processing of grapes or olives < Gallo-Roman *bacacea < L baca, berry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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