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Definition of Rattans

Rattan
Rattan Rat*tan", n. [Malay r[=o]tan.] [Written also ratan.] (Bot.) One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.

Meaning of Rattans from wikipedia

- give rattans the ability to climb wide-diameter trees, unlike other vines which use tendrils or twining which can only climb narrower supports. Rattans have...
- Rattan may refer to: Rattan - the name for roughly 600 species of old world climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. It may also refer to baskets...
- climbing palm climbing a tree Most climbing palms are the ones called rattan. Rattans are closely related and all belong to the family Calamoideae, most...
- Rattan Bai (15 July 1890 – 1 January 1986) was an Indian actress and singer. She was the mother of actress Shobhna Samarth, grandmother of actresses Nutan...
- RattanIndia Enterprises Ltd, formerly RattanIndia Infrastructure Ltd., is an Indian company that is involved in the energy sector. The traditional focus...
- mostly moderate and are among the few in the palm family that branch; among rattans it is the only one with splitting stems. The trunks are bare at the bottom...
- found ways to maintain and keep the arts alive, using sticks made out of rattan rather than swords, as well as small knives wielded like swords. Some of...
- Rattan Chadha (Hindi: रतन चड्ढा) is an Indian-born Dutch businessman who founded Mexx and served as its chief executive officer (CEO) until 2004 when he...
- manual of the rattans of the Malay Peninsula. By John Dransfield. Forest Dept., Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia, 1979. The rattans of Sabah. By...
- Cochinos, in the west. The island was formerly known in English as Ruatan and Rattan. Roatán is a coral island. Situated atop an exposed ancient coral reef,...