rattan.

1. A tropical climbing palm with long, flexible stems.

2. The flexible stem material from rattan palms, used for canes, weaving, and furniture.

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Words that belong together

• wild rattan
• climbing rattan

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Rattan climbed toward the light between the trees.

The guide cut a path through the spiny rattan.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Plant sense: rattan; rattans. Material sense: usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.