Meanings
noundonax (plural donaxes)
plural donaxes
- datedA canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
Synonyms: giant cane
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekδόναξ
- Latindonax“reed; also a marine fish”
- Englishdonax
Borrowed from Latin donax (“reed; also a marine fish”), from Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax).
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