Saccharum officinarum vs sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum and sugarcane both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Saccharum officinarum	Yes	No	No	No
sugarcane	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Saccharum officinarum and sugarcane are synonyms defined as:

Saccharum officinarum and sugarcane: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

Other synonyms of Saccharum officinarum include sugar cane.

Saccharum officinarum (noun)	sugarcane (noun)
tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar	tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
	juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice