rattan

Any of various spiny climbing palms of the subfamily Calamoideae and especially the genus Calamus of tropical Africa and Asia, having long, tough, flexible stems.

The stems of any of these palms, used to make furniture and other wickerwork.

Wickerwork made of the stems of these palms.

A switch or cane made from these palms.

See ratten.

The continuous beat or reverberation of a drum; rataplan; rat-a-tat.

See ratan.

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.

Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.