rattan
noun /ræˈtæn/, /ˈrætæn/
/ræˈtæn/, /ˈrætæn/
[uncountable]- a south-east Asian climbing plant with long thin strong stems used especially for making furniture
- a rattan chair
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Malay rotan, probably from raut ‘pare, trim’.