Meaning

noun climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes

noun the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes

noun a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms

originEtymology tree Malay rotanbor. English rattan Borrowed from Malay rotan.

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