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Synonyms
cane (kān)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin canna, small reed, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin.]

noun 

    1. A slender, strong but often flexible stem, as of certain bamboos, reeds, or rattans.
    2. A plant having such a stem.
    3. Such stems or strips of such stems used for wickerwork or baskets.
  2. A bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea) native to the southeast United States, having long stiff stems and often forming canebrakes.
  3. The stem of a raspberry, blackberry, certain roses, or similar plants.
  4. Sugar cane.
  5. A stick used as an aid in walking or carried as an accessory.
  6. A rod used for flogging.

transitive verb: caned, can·ing, canes. 

  1. To make, supply, or repair with flexible woody material.
  2. To hit or beat with a rod.

derivatives

cańer
noun