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nounclimbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
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nounthe stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
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nouna switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
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Definition that contains rattan
- cane a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
- rattan a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
- ratan a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
- malacca a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
- malacca stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles
- malacca cane a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
- calamus any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes