Definition of "canes" []

• Plural form of cane. (noun)
• The genus Arundinaria, the sole temperate genus of bamboo native to the New World (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cane. (verb)

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• "Executives from the Big Three will laugh to themselves on the way to the bank, and every two years or so they will approach the government for more money with the assurance that a car that runs on wishes and candy canes is “just around the corner.”"
• "Why can climbing plants twine around thin canes, but not around trees?"
• "The prohibition on nunchuks goes way beyond NYC, as do prohibitions on switchblades, sword canes, belt-buckle knives, and shillelaghs."