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| rat·tan [ ra tán, rə tán ] (plural rat·tans) |
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1. stems used for furniture: long thin jointed and pliable stems. Use: wickerwork, furniture, canes.
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2. tropical Asian climbing palm: a climbing palm that is the source of rattan. Native to: tropical Asia. Genera Calamus, Daemonorops, Plectomia.
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3. household articles made of rattan: furniture or other things made of rattan
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| [Mid-17th century. < Malay rotan] |
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