Cane are very tall perennial grasses, with flexible stalks, that grow in damp soils. Taxa of cane are: Cane may also refer to: [edit] In plant names [edit] In animal names - Cane beetle, Dermolepida albohirtum, a pest of sugarcane, native to Australia
- Cane Corso, ("can-ay cor-so"),'racing dog', the Italian Mastiff
- Cane mouse, Zygodontomys, a rodent from Central and 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
[edit] In place names - Canë or Qana', an old name for the Yemeni port of Mukalla
- Cane Island in Katy, Texas, U.S.A.
- Canë, La Paz, Honduras
- Cane Grove, Guyana
- Cane Patch, a historic site in Florida, U.S.A.
- Cane Ridge, Kentucky, U.S.A.
- Cane River, a river in Louisiana, U.S.A.
- Cane Valley, Kentucky, U.S.A.
- Cane Hill, a former psychiatric hospital in Coulsdon, London
- Canebrake, sundry places in the American South and Far West
[edit] In entertainment and the arts [edit] 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, U.S.A., nicknamed the 'Canes
- Miami Hurricanes, the athletic teams of the University of Miami, nicknamed the 'Canes
- Cane gun, a gun disguised as a walking cane
- Cane sword, a cane with a blade inside
- Canebrake, a stand of cane, common to wetlands of Southern and Far Western North America
- Caneworking, a style of glassblowing
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