cane
A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
Other meanings
The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae.
The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed.
A kind of
- stalk
Kinds of cane
- sugarcane
- rattan
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κάννα".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cane” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.