plant-cane

English

Alternative forms

plant cane

Noun

plant-cane (plural plant-canes)

  1. A stalk or shoot of sugar cane from the first growth from the cutting.

Usage notes

  • The growth of the second and following years is of inferior quality, and is called a ratoon.

References

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