Resembling or having the characteristics of a cane; similar to a cane plant in appearance or structure.
From 'cane' (from Latin 'canna', meaning reed or tube) plus '-like' (Old English 'gelic', meaning 'similar to'). The compound emerged in English to describe things that share cane's distinctive features.
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