rattan

English Thesaurus

1. a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	switch,
definition	:	a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment (noun.artifact)

2. the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	cane,
definition	:	a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane (noun.plant)

3. climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	calamus,
definition	:	any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	malacca,
definition	:	stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles (noun.plant)