Switch Cane (Noun)
Meaning
Small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The naturalist led a hike through the wetlands, pointing out the switch cane that grew in abundance along the water's edge.
- Switch cane was one of the few types of vegetation that could thrive in the salty marshes of the southern coast.
- After the storm, the wetlands were flooded, and the switch cane swayed gently in the moving water.
- In the stillness of the early morning, the birds flitted through the switch cane, singing sweet melodies.
- The hikers had to push through thick stands of switch cane to reach the isolated lake deep in the wetlands.