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.