(n): any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes
(n): the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
(n): a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
(n): a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
(n): a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
