rattan
noun/ræˈtæn/, /ˈrætæn/
/ræˈtæn/, /ˈrætæn/
[uncountable]- a South-East Asian climbing plant with long thin strong stems used especially for making furniture
- a rattan chair
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Malay rotan, probably from raut ‘pare, trim’.Definitions on the go
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