Search Result for "rattan": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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, 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, rattan cane]

3. a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms;
[syn: rattan, ratan]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rattan \Rat*tan"\ (r[a^]t*t[a^]n"), 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, 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, rattan cane] 3: a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms [syn: rattan, ratan]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Rattan, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 241 Housing Units (2000): 127 Land area (2000): 3.978293 sq. miles (10.303732 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.978293 sq. miles (10.303732 sq. km) FIPS code: 61950 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 34.202167 N, 95.410914 W ZIP Codes (1990): 74562 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Rattan, OK Rattan