rattan

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rattan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rattan \Rat*tan"\ (r[a^]t*t[a^]n"), n. [Malay r[=o]tan.]
     [Written also ratan.] (Bot.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

rattan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rattan
      n 1: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable
           for the great length of the stems which are used for
           malacca canes [syn: rattan, rattan palm, Calamus rotang
           ]
      2: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and
         related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and
         canes [syn: rattan, rattan cane]
      3: a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms [syn:
         rattan, ratan]

rattan - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Rattan, OK (town, FIPS 61950)
    Location: 34.19795 N, 95.41478 W
    Population (1990): 257 (129 housing units)
    Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 74562