Malacca cane
Meanings
noun
- Calamus scipionum, a species of thick rattan climbing palm native to Southeast Asia; its material; (inexact) closely similar species and their material.
- A walking stick made of C. scipionum or similar material with a rich but mottled brown color.
Word forms
Etymology
From the former importance of Malacca as a port for the rattan trade and cane in its senses both as a reed-like plant and as a walking stick.
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