gomuti
[ guh-moo-tee ]
noun,plural go·mu·tis.
Also called gomuti palm, sugar palm. a sago palm, Arenga pinnata, of the East Indies, yielding palm sugar.
a black, horsehairlike fiber obtained from this palm, used for making cords, ropes, cables, etc.
Origin of gomuti
11805–15; probably <dialectal Malay (Moluccas) gomuti the stem fibers of the palm; compare Malay gəmuti (spelling gemuti)
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British Dictionary definitions for gomuti
gomuti
gomuti palm
/ (ɡəˈmuːtɪ) /
nounplural gomutis or gomuti palms
an East Indian feather palm, Arenga pinnata, whose sweet sap is a source of sugar
a black wiry fibre obtained from the leafstalks of this plant, used for making rope, etc
a Malaysian sago palm, Metroxylon sagu
Origin of gomuti
1from Malay gĕmuti
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