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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ra•tan (ra tan′, rə-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyrattan.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ratan /ræˈtæn/ n - a variant spelling of rattan
rat•tan /ræˈtæn, rə-/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] Also called ratˈtan ˌpalm. a climbing palm.
- [uncountable] the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rat•tan (ra tan′, rə-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant BiologyAlso called rattan′ palm′. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc.
- a stick or switch of this material.
Also, ratan. - Malay rotan, alleged to derive from rout scrape off, with -an nominalizing suffix
- by uncertain mediation 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rattan, ratan /ræˈtæn/ n - any of the climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera, having tough stems used for wickerwork and canes
- the stems of such plants collectively
- a stick made from one of these stems
Etymology: 17th Century: from Malay rōtan |