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A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally
made of one the species of cane.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