rattans

Meanings

Noun

• climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
• the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
• a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
• plural of rattan

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of rattan

Synonyms

Calamus rotang, ratan, rattan, rattan cane, rattan palm