ratan

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ra⋅tan

[ra-tan, ruh-]

–noun

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[ra-tan, ruh-]

–noun

1.	Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.

2.	the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc.

3.	a stick or switch of this material.

Also, ratan.

Origin:
1650–60; by uncert. mediation < Malay rotan, alleged to derive from rout scrape off, with -an nominalizing suffix

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rattan

1660, from Malay rotan, from raut "to trim, strip."

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