Malacca cane

Meaning

Noun

• Calamus scipionum (species), a species of thick rattan climbing palm native to Southeast Asia; its material; closely similar species and their material.
• A walking stick made of C. scipionum or similar stuff with a rich but mottled brown color.

Origin

• 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.