- rattan
- rattan 1650s, from Malay rotan, from raut "to trim, strip."
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Rattan — Rattan, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 241 Housing Units (2000): 127 Land area (2000): 3.978293 sq. miles (10.303732 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.978293 sq. miles (10.303732 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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rattan — /ratˈtan, ingl. ræˈtæn,/ [vc. ingl., dal suo nome malese, rōtan] s. m. inv. midollino, giunco, canna d India … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
rattan — ► NOUN ▪ a tropical climbing palm which yields thin, jointed stems used to make furniture. ORIGIN Malay … English terms dictionary
rattan — [ra tan′, rətan′] n. [Malay rotan < ? rautan, a thing that has been cleaned by stripping off the outside] 1. a tall palm tree (genera Calamus and Daemonorops) with long, slender, tough stems 2. a stem of any of these trees, used in making… … English World dictionary
Rattan — Im Querschnitt eines Rattan Stabs erkennt man die poröse Struktur des Holzes, die Rattan seine geringe Dichte und seine besondere Elastizität verleiht. Rattan und Peddigrohr sind Produkte aus dem Stamm von Rattanpalmen der Gattung Calamus oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
