…the hollow jointed stem of a tall grass, especially bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan…
…a large rat-like African rodent found in wetlands south of the Sahara. It is often a pest of sugar plantations…
…a large brown toad native to tropical America. It has been introduced elsewhere as a pest control agent but can become a serious pest itself, partly because animals eating it are killed by its toxins…
…a thick-stemmed plant with large variegated leaves, native to tropical America and widely grown as a houseplant…
…a cylindrical stick of striped sweet rock with a curved end, resembling a walking stick…
…a dog of a large, athletic breed of mastiff, developed in Italy…
…a perennial tropical grass with tall stout jointed stems from which sugar is extracted. The fibrous residue can be used as fuel, in fibreboard, and for a number of other purposes…
…a form of corporal punishment used in certain schools, involving beating with a cane…
…the leaves, tops, and crushed stems of sugar cane, used as fuel…
…an Australian climbing palm which is thickly covered in sharp spines and recurved hooks. It grows in rainforest, where groups may form dense tangled thickets…
