wine palm
wine palm · wine palms
Any of several palms that have a sugary sap that can be fermented to produce palm wineAny of several palms that have a sugary sap that can be fermented to produce palm wine; especially the fishtail palm (Caryota urens) and the palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer).
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several palms that have a sugary sap that can be fermented to produce palm wine; especially the fishtail palm (Caryota urens) and the palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer).
More definitions
- fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
- tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
Forms
plural: wine palms| Singular | wine palm |
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Synonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago:jaggery palmkitulkittulkitul treetoddy palmCaryota urens
- tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving:palmyrapalmyra palmtoddy palmlontarlongar palmBorassus flabellifer
See also
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