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floricane

floricane noun: a stem of some species of Rubus in its second year of growth, when it bears flowers.

Noun

floricane (plural floricanes)

  1. A stem of some species of Rubus in its second year of growth, when it bears flowers.
    • An experiment was carried out to investigate whether detached segments of floricanes during winter pruning of erect blackberries could be used as a source of propagating material.1997 July, HortScience, volume 32, number 4, →DOI

Forms of floricane

pluralfloricanes

Origin of floricane

See Latin flos (“flower”), English cane (“plant stem”).

Questions about floricane

What does floricane mean?
Floricane means a stem of some species of Rubus in its second year of growth, when it bears flowers.
What part of speech is floricane?
Floricane is a noun.
What is the plural of floricane?
The plural of floricane is floricanes.

Words near floricane in the dictionary

  1. floribundas
  2. floribundasaponin
  3. floribundiquinone
  4. floribundity
  5. florican
  6. floricane
  7. floricanes
  8. floricans
  9. floricide
  10. floricides
  11. floricolous

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