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Rattan palm   /rætˈæn pɑm/   Listen
Rattan palm

noun
1.
Climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes.  Synonyms: Calamus rotang, rattan.





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"Rattan palm" Quotes from Famous Books



... rattan palm grow luxuriantly in the forests of Borneo, some attaining a length of 150 to 200 feet. It is a creeper which makes its way towards the light, suspending itself to branches and twigs by means of the curved spines which prolong the midribs ...
— The Pagan Tribes of Borneo • Charles Hose and William McDougall


Words linked to "Rattan palm" :   malacca, Calamus rotang, calamus, rattan


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