CANE REED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cane reed mean? 

• CANE REED (noun)
  The noun CANE REED has 1 sense:

1. tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets

  Familiarity information: CANE REED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANE REED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Arundinaria gigantea; cane reed; giant cane

Hypernyms ("cane reed" is a kind of...):

bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)

Holonyms ("cane reed" is a part of...):

canebrake (a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane))

Holonyms ("cane reed" is a member of...):

Arundinaria; genus Arundinaria (North American bamboo)