Rattan Synonyms

ră-tăn, rə-
Climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rattan palm
  2. Calamus rotang
The stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rattan cane
A switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ratan

Words Related to Rattan

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. bamboo
  2. hardwood
  3. sisal
  4. croco-weave
  5. mahogany

Rattan Sentence Examples

  • Sun damage causes wicker and rattan chairs to be dry and brittle.

  • In 1868 the present name was adopted in honour of Cyrus Wakefield, who established the rattan works here.

  • An ascent made by Dr Honda of the imperial university of Japan showed that, up to a height of 6000 ft., the mountain is clothed with primeval forests of palms, banyans, cork trees, camphor trees, tree ferns, interlacing creepers and dense thickets of rattan or stretches of grass higher than a man's stature.

  • Excellent suspension bridges span some of the larger rivers, made of interlaced rattan ropes secured to trees on opposite banks, so very similar to those seen in Sumatra as to suggest some Malay influence.

  • The emphasis is on natural materials like rattan and wicker, dark wood, billowing white sheets and splashes of animal prints.

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