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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. km)
FIPS code: 61950
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 34.202167 N, 95.410914 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 74562
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Rattan, OK
Rattan
Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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Rattan \Rat*tan"\ (r[a^]t*t[a^]n"), n. [Malay r[=o]tan.]
[Written also ratan.]
(Bot.)
One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of
palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some
are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and
are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of
chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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rattan noun
1: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for
the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca
canes [syn: rattan palm, Calamus rotang]
2: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and
related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and
canes [syn: rattan cane]
3: a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms [syn: ratan]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Rattan \Rat*tan"\, n. [Malay r[=o]tan.]
[Written also ratan.]
(Bot.)
One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of
palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some
are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and
are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of
chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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