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RATTAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
Synonyms:
ratan; rattan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rattan" is a kind of...):
switch (a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
Synonyms:
rattan; rattan cane
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rattan" is a kind of...):
cane (a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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; rattan palm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("rattan" is a kind of...):
calamus (any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes)
Meronyms (parts of "rattan"):
malacca (stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles)
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