rattan /ɹəˈtan/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. •The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.It took Elwood an hour to find Mr. Gladwell, who sat in a big rattan chair at the edge of the sweet potato fields. — 2019 •A cane made from this material.He who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out. — 1906 verb1 •To beat with a rattan cane.Meanwhile Captain Colville rattaned Pearson very severely […] — 1915 formsrattaned · rattaning · rattans
