Candy cane

//ˈkændi ˌkeɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An edible candy in the shape of a cane or staff, generally consumed during Christmas time and usually having a peppermint flavor. Canada, US
  2. 2
    a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes) wordnet
  3. 3
    A type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata)

    "Candy canes only associate with matsutake, and their presence is as sure an indicator of a thriving matsutake fungus as a matsutake mushroom itself."

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