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Rattan

Rattan Meaning & Definition
Rattan Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rattan?

[n] a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
[n] the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
[n] climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rattan: Calamus rotang | ratan | rattan cane | rattan palm

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See Also | calamus | cane | malacca | switch

Rattan In Webster's Dictionary

\Rat*tan"\, n. [Malay r[=o]tan.] [Written also {ratan}.] (Bot.) One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus {Calamus}, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.

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