Cane


Contents

Cane is a large, woody stemmed, perennial grass that grows in damp soils.

Taxa of cane are:

Cane may also refer to:

  • Cane (tool), a thick, rigid rod or staff used as a walking aid or fashion accessory
  • Cane (medical device), a medical device used for facilitating balanced movement
  • Caning, a form of corporal punishment administered with a thin, flexible rattan
  • Caning (furniture), the manufacture of chairs etc. from bamboo or rattan cane or cane-like material

In plant names

In animal names

  • Cane beetle, Dermolepida albohirtum, a pest of sugarcane, native to Australia
  • Cane Corso, 'racing dog', the Italian Mastiff
  • Cane Mouse, Lund's Amphibious Rat, Lundomys molitor, native to South America
  • Cane rat, Thryonomys, a large rodent native to Africa
  • Cane spider, the Brown Huntsman Spider, Heteropoda venatoria, native to the Caribbean
  • Cane toad, Bufo marinus, native to Latin America
  • Cane Turtle, Vijayachelys silvatica, native to the Cochin Forest, India

In place names

In entertainment and the arts

In sports

  • Cane hockey, colloquial for "roller hockey"
  • Cane Pace, a horse racing competition
  • Carolina Hurricanes, a National Hockey League team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, nicknamed the 'Canes
  • Miami Hurricanes, the athletic teams of the University of Miami, nicknamed the 'Canes

Other

See also







stock | retire | vm
Why are we here?
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
This page is cache of Wikipedia. History