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Rattan : (noun)
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 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 cane]
3: a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms [syn: ratan]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Rattan : \Rat*tan"\, 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Rattan, OK (town, FIPS 61950)
Location: 34.19795 N, 95.41478 W
Population (1990): 257 (129 housing units)
Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74562
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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