RATTAN


Meaning of RATTAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ra-ˈtan, rə- ]

noun

Etymology: Malay rotan

Date: 1660

1. : a rattan cane or switch

2.

a. : a climbing palm (especially of the genera Calamus and Daemonorops ) with very long tough stems

b. : a part of the jointed stem of a rattan used especially for furniture, wickerwork, and walking sticks

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