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rattan


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rattan  \Rat*tan"\,  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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  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  cane}] 
  3:  a  switch  made  from  the  stems  of  the  rattan  palms  [syn:  {ratan}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  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 




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