gomuti
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gomuti
(ɡəˈmuːtɪ) orgomuti palm
n, pl gomutis or gomuti palms
1. (Plants) an East Indian feather palm, Arenga pinnata, whose sweet sap is a source of sugar
2. (Plants) a black wiry fibre obtained from the leafstalks of this plant, used for making rope, etc
3. (Plants) a Malaysian sago palm, Metroxylon sagu
[from Malay gĕmuti]
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Noun | 1. | gomuti - Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago sago palm - any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago Arenga, genus Arenga - a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees |
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