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cane vs sugar cane

sugar cane vs cane

cane and sugar cane both are nouns.

cane is a verb but sugar cane is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cane Yes No Yes No
sugar cane Yes No No No
As nouns, sugar cane is a hyponym of cane; that is, sugar cane is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cane:
  • cane: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
  • sugar cane: juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
Other hyponyms of cane include sugarcane, rattan, rattan cane, malacca.
cane (noun) sugar cane (noun)
a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
cane (verb) sugar cane (verb)
beat with a cane
Difference between cane and sugar cane

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