raspberry cane

  • 1raspberry cane maggot — noun : the larva of a small fly (Pegomya rubivora) of the family Anthomyiidae that mines in the shoots of the raspberry and blackberry …

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  • 2raspberry cane borer — noun : a slender black and yellow longicorn beetle (Oberea bimaculata) having a larva that is a borer in the canes of raspberries, blackberries, and sometimes roses …

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  • 3cane — n. & v. n. 1 a the hollow jointed stem of giant reeds or grasses (bamboo cane). b the solid stem of slender palms (malacca cane). 2 = sugar cane. 3 a raspberry cane. 4 material of cane used for wickerwork etc. 5 a a cane used as a walking stick… …

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  • 4cane borer — noun : any of various insects having larvae that bore into the pith and destroy the stalks of certain plants see raspberry cane borer, sugarcane borer * * * cane borer, any one of various American beetles whose larvae bore in the canes of the… …

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  • 5raspberry — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a bramble, Rubus idaeus, having usu. red berries consisting of numerous drupels on a conical receptacle. b this berry. 2 any of various red colours. 3 colloq. a a sound made with the lips expressing dislike, derision, or… …

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  • 6Cane — (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. ka nna, ka nnh; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar palms,… …

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  • 7Cane borer — Cane Cane (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. ka nna, ka nnh; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar… …

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  • 8Cane mill — Cane Cane (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. ka nna, ka nnh; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar… …

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  • 9Cane trash — Cane Cane (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. ka nna, ka nnh; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar… …

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  • 10cane — ► NOUN 1) the hollow jointed stem of tall reeds, grasses, etc., especially bamboo. 2) the slender, pliant stem of plants such as rattan. 3) a woody stem of a raspberry or related plant. 4) a length of cane or a slender stick used as a support for …

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