a name given to several peculiar palms, species of calamus and daemanorops, having very long, smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.-any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.-stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as, the canes of a raspberry.-a walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally made of one the species of cane.-a lance or dart made of cane.-a local european measure of length. see canna.-to beat with a cane.-to make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.