Rattan
English Meaning
One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.
- Any of various climbing palms of the genera Calamus, Daemonorops, or Plectomia of tropical Asia, having long, tough, slender stems.
- The stems of any of these palms, used to make wickerwork, canes, and furniture.
- Work made of the stems of these palms.
- A switch or cane made from these palms.