rattan
Nouns
- (n) climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes Calamus rotang, rattan palm,
- (n) the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes rattan cane,
- (n) a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms ratan,