Malacca cane

noun

Ma·lac·ca cane | \ mə-ˈla-kə

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variants: or Malacca or malacca cane or malacca

Definition of Malacca cane

: the often mottled, slender wood stem of an Asian rattan palm (especially Calamus rotang) used especially for walking sticks and umbrella handles

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The first known use of Malacca cane was in 1844

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