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Definition of rattan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rattan

noun
 
/ræˈtæn/,
 
/ˈrætæn/
 
/ræˈtæn/,
 
/ˈrætæn/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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’.
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