Malacca cane
noun
a cane or walking stick made of the brown, often mottled or clouded stem of an East Indian rattan palm, Calamus scipionum.
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Origin of Malacca cane
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby Malacca cane
Malabar Coast, Malabo, malabsorption, malabsorption syndrome, Malacca, Malacca cane, Malachi, malachite, Malachy, malacia, malaco-
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