1. Noun
A name given to several peculiar palms, species of Calamus and Daemanorops, having very long, smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.
2. Noun
Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.
3. Noun
Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as, the canes of a raspberry.
4. Noun
A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally made of one the species of cane.
5. Noun
A lance or dart made of cane.
6. Noun
A local European measure of length. See Canna.
7. Verb
To beat with a cane.
8. Verb
To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.
9. Noun
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
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