English Dictionary

rattan

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹəˈtan/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 広義

Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. / (uncountable) The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc. / (by extension) A cane made from this material.

日本語の意味

カルアム属に属する蔓性のヤシ植物。 / 家具やかごなどの製作に用いられる素材となる植物。 / この素材から作られる杖や籐製品などを指す（転用的な意味）。

He braided a sturdy basket from long strips of rattan harvested near the river.

彼は川の近くで採れた長い籐のひもで丈夫なかごを編んだ。

意味（1）

Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.

意味（2）

(uncountable) 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.

意味（3）

(by extension) 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.

rattans （ plural ）