primocane
noun1
Biology, Botany, Natural sciences A fruit cane in its first year of growth, especially that of a bramble.
- But Courtney Weber, a breeder at Cornell University, is working with Mr. Clark’s primocane selections to develop varieties that could be mown down before winter and fruit the next year.2007 July 25, David Karp, “At Last, Sweet Blackberries Stay the Course”, in New York Times:
- Related terms
- floricane