bagasse

[ buh-gas ]

noun

1. crushed sugarcane or beet refuse from sugar making.
2. paper made from fibers of bagasse.

bagasse

/ bəˈɡæs /

noun

1. the pulp remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane or similar plants: used as fuel and for making paper, etc
2. Also calledmegassmegasse a type of paper made from bagasse fibres

Word History and Origins

Origin of bagasse¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; from French, from Latin American Spanish, Spanish bagazo, derivative of baga “seed capsule of the flax plant” (presumably originally of any fruit), from Latin bāca “berry”; bay ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of bagasse¹

C19: from French, from Spanish bagazo dregs, refuse, from baga husk, from Latin bāca berry

Example Sentences

The residues that remain after the pressing of sugarcane, referred to as bagasse, are an important type of agricultural residue that can also be broken down and converted into biofuels and bioproducts.

From Science Daily

An example of biomass feedstocks includes wood residues from milling operations, sugarcane bagasse, or corn stover, all of which are abundant low-cost byproducts of forestry and agricultural operations.

From Science Daily

In guayule processing, the bushes are ground up, and rubber and resin are extracted using a solvent, leaving behind a dry, sawdustlike material called bagasse.

From Scientific American

The new noses will be made from bagasse, a natural by-product of sugar cane.

From BBC

Many are made from a renewable byproduct of the sugar-making process – bagasse, the pulpy fiber that is left over after sugarcane is processed.

From The Guardian