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SWITCH CANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does switch cane mean?
• SWITCH CANE (noun)
The noun SWITCH CANE has 1 sense:
1. small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
Familiarity information: SWITCH CANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Arundinaria tecta; small cane; switch cane
Hypernyms ("switch cane" is a kind of...):
bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)
Holonyms ("switch cane" is a member of...):
Arundinaria; genus Arundinaria (North American bamboo)
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