cane: meaning and definitions

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What is cane?

What is cane?

  • A slender, strong but often flexible stem, as of certain bamboos, reeds, or rattans.
  • A plant having such a stem.
  • Such stems or strips of such stems used for wickerwork or baskets.
  • A bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea) native to the southeast United States, having long stiff stems and often forming canebrakes.
  • The stem of a raspberry, blackberry, certain roses, or similar plants.
  • Sugar cane.
  • A stick used as an aid in walking or carried as an accessory.
  • A rod used for flogging.
  • To make, supply, or repair with flexible woody material.
  • To hit or beat with a rod.

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