canebrake
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of canebrake
Example Sentences
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In one case a grower was sentenced for producing plants in the Canebrake Ecological Reserve in Kern County.
From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2016
Emerging from this, called Canebrake, from some canes growing along the sides, the Explorer ran aground, resting there for two hours.
From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel
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