Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Malacca \Ma*lac"ca\, n.
   A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.

   {Malacca cane} (Bot.), a cane obtained from a species of palm
      of the genus {Calamus} ({C. Scipionum}), and of a brown
      color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin
      China, Sumatra, and Malays.

Source : WordNet®

malacca
     n 1: stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella
          handles
     2: a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: {malacca
        cane}]