Cane

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Cane

Type

free base

Denotation

reed, spear, stick, woody stem, pipe, spout, channel, conduit, gutter, ditch, groove, duct

Etymology

Middle English cane, canne; Old French cane; Latin canna; Ancient Greek kánna; Akkadian qanû; Sumerian gi.na

Evidence

canal, canalage, canaled, canalicular, canalicule, canaliculi, canaliculitis, canaliculus, canaliferous, canaliform, canaling, canalise, canalizable, canalization, canalize, canalized, canalizes, canalizing, canalman, canalogram, canalography, canalolith, canalolithiasis, canaloplasty, canalotomy, canals, canalside, cane, caneball, caneboard, canebrake, canecutter, caned, canefruit, canegrass, caneland, caneless, caner, canes, caneware, canework, caning, decanalize, intercanal, intracanal, minicanal, nanocanal, noncanal, noncanalized, recanalize, recane, rivercane, sugarcane, uncaned

Notes

canal and channel are doublets

Doublet

Canna

See Also

Canister, Cann, Chann