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Calamus rotang

Calamus rotang

9.9
A climbing palm with long flexible stems used to make walking canes
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Calamus rotang
  • The stems of Calamus rotang are harvested to make malacca walking canes.

Examples

  • In traditional crafts, Calamus rotang is valued for its flexible but strong stems.

  • The Calamus rotang is often used to make furniture.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Calamus rotang in the forests of southern India.

  • In traditional crafts, Calamus rotang is valued for its flexible but strong stems.

  • The stems of Calamus rotang are harvested to make malacca walking canes.

  • In Sri Lanka, Calamus rotang can be found in abundance.

  • Botanists studied the growth patterns of Calamus rotang in the forests of southern India.

Synonyms

rattan
vsCalamus rotang
3 7.2

A strong, flexible stem from a tropical palm used to make furniture and baskets

is the specific Sri Lankan species prized for long stems for canes
rattan palm
vsCalamus rotang
  • Indian
7.9

A climbing palm whose long stems people use to make furniture and baskets

is focused more on long stems used specifically for Malacca canes

Surface Forms

Calamus rotang singular
Calamus rotangs plural

Morphology

calamus + rotang

This is a scientific binomial combining the genus 'calamus' (a tropical palm) with a species epithet; if a learner knows the constituents, the composition transparently denotes a particular type of calamus/palm. Although 'rotang' is lexically obscure in the provided data, the genus+species pattern straightforwardly signals 'a kind of calamus (palm)', so the general meaning is derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Calamus rotang refers to a climbing palm with very long, strong stems used to make 'malacca' walking canes. The words Calamus and rotang point to a cane-like plant, so picture long, flexible canes to remember its meaning.