candy cane

noun — 2 senses

noun

/ˈkændi ˌkeɪn/

Canada, US An edible candy in the shape of a cane or staff, generally consumed during Christmas time and usually having a peppermint flavor.

A type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata).

Candy canes only associate with matsutake, and their presence is as sure an indicator of a thriving matsutake fungus as a matsutake mushroom itself.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 174:

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