Canebrake
//ˈkeɪnbɹeɪk// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dense thicket of sugarcane, bamboo or similar plants. US
"While roving carelessly from canebrake to canebrake, and admiring the rank growth of vegetation, and the variety of timber which marked the fertility of the soil..."
- 2 a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane) wordnet
Example
More examples"While roving carelessly from canebrake to canebrake, and admiring the rank growth of vegetation, and the variety of timber which marked the fertility of the soil..."
Etymology
From cane + brake.
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