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candy canes

candy canes is the plural of candy cane.

Meaning of candy cane

Noun

candy cane (plural candy canes)

  1. (Canada, US) An edible candy in the shape of a cane or staff, generally consumed during Christmas time and usually having a peppermint flavor.
  2. 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.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 174
    Synonyms:
    candystick

Questions about candy canes

What is candy canes the plural of?
Candy canes is the plural of candy cane.

Words near candy canes in the dictionary

  1. candy bar
  2. candy bar phone
  3. candy bar phones
  4. candy bars
  5. candy cane
  6. candy canes
  7. candy cap
  8. candy caps
  9. candy corn
  10. candy corns
  11. Candy Crusher

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