English

Noun

primocane ‎(plural primocanes)

1. (botany, agronomy) A fruit cane in its first year of growth, especially that of a bramble.
   • 2007 July 25, David Karp, “At Last, Sweet Blackberries Stay the Course”, in New York Times:

     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.

Related terms

• floricane