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candycane

candycane is the alternative form 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

Forms of candycane

pluralcandycanes

Questions about candycane

What is candycane the alternative form of?
Candycane is the alternative form of candy cane.

Words near candycane in the dictionary

  1. Candyans
  2. candyass
  3. candyasses
  4. candyboy
  5. candyboys
  6. candycane
  7. candycanes
  8. candyflipping
  9. candyfloss
  10. candyflosses
  11. candygram

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