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rat⋅tan

  [ra-tan, ruh-]
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–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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rat·tan   (rā-tān', rə-)   
n.  

  1. Any of various climbing palms of the genera Calamus, Daemonorops, or Plectomia of tropical Asia, having long, tough, slender stems.

    1. The stems of any of these palms, used to make wickerwork, canes, and furniture.

    2. Work made of the stems of these palms.

  3. A switch or cane made from these palms.


[Malay rōtan (perhaps from raut, to pare or trim for use).]
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rattan 
1660, from Malay rotan, from raut "to trim, strip."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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