cane vs rattan
rattan vs canecane and rattan both are nouns.
cane is a verb but rattan is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cane | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| rattan | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
rattan is a hyponym of
cane; that is, rattan is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
cane:
- cane: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
- rattan: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
| cane (noun) | rattan (noun) |
|---|---|
| a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment | a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms |
| a stick that people can lean on to help them walk | climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes |
| a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane | the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes |
| cane (verb) | rattan (verb) |
|---|---|
| beat with a cane |
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