Home › Words › P › paticanpaticanpatican means the Philippine fishtail palm (Caryota cumingii).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, patican ranks #16,734 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Cebuano patikan.nounThe Philippine fishtail palm (Caryota cumingii).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.palosapis 61% match — The flowering plant Shorea palosapis, endemic to the Philippines. vs patican →bagtikan 59% match — The tree Parashorea malaanonan. vs patican →nibong 57% match — The Asian palm tree Oncosperma tigillarium. vs patican →kitul 57% match — The toddy palm Caryota urens. vs patican →mayapis 57% match — Shorea palosapis, a tree endemic to the Philippines. vs patican →pili 57% match — A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts. vs patican →marakapas 57% match — The tropical forest tree Pterocymbium tinctorium. vs patican →hala 56% match — Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. vs patican →