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rattan

rat·tan [ ra tán, rə tán ] (plural rat·tans)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. stems used for furniture: long thin jointed and pliable stems. Use: wickerwork, furniture, canes.

2. tropical Asian climbing palm: a climbing palm that is the source of rattan. Native to: tropical Asia.  Genera Calamus, Daemonorops, Plectomia.

3. household articles made of rattan: furniture or other things made of rattan

[Mid-17th century. < Malay rotan]
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