n. (also ratan) 1 any East Indian climbing palm of the genus Calamus etc. with long thin jointed pliable stems. 2 a piece of rattan stem used as a walking stick etc.
[ earlier rot(t)ang f. Malay rotan prob. f. raut pare ]
n. (also ratan) 1 any East Indian climbing palm of the genus Calamus etc. with long thin jointed pliable stems. 2 a piece of rattan stem used as a walking stick etc.
[ earlier rot(t)ang f. Malay rotan prob. f. raut pare ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012