noble cane: sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content
sugarcane: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
biosafety level 4: exposure to exotic infectious agents that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease and can be transmitted as an aerosol and for which there is no vaccine or therapy