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

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Ratan
Ra*tan"\, n. See Rattan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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