noun A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof: The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae.
noun The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae.
noun The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed.
noun Sugar cane.
noun Maize or, rarely, sorghum, when such plants are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar.
noun The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool: A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
The teacher gave his student the cane for throwing paper.
noun A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
noun Corporal punishment by beating with a cane.
The teacher gave his student the cane for throwing paper.