rattan

Other forms: rattans

Definitions of rattan

1. noun

   climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
   synonyms: Calamus rotang, rattan palm

   type of:

   calamus

   any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
2. noun

   the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
   synonyms: rattan cane

   type of:

   cane

   a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
3. noun

   a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
   synonyms: ratan

   type of:

   switch

   a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment