sago palm

noun

1. any of several tropical Old World palms, as of the genera Metroxylon and Caryota, that yield sago.
2. a cycad, Cycas revoluta, of Japan, having a crown of glossy, fernlike leaves, grown as an ornamental.

sago palm

noun

1. any of various tropical Asian palm trees, esp any of the genera Metroxylon, Arenga, and Caryota, the trunks of which yield sago
2. any of several palmlike cycads that yield sago, esp Cycas revoluta

Word History and Origins

Origin of sago palm¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

The sago palm has a beautiful feathery foliage, but its leaves, and especially its seeds, are also dangerous.

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The sago palm weevil, a type of beetle, is eaten, roasted or raw, as a larvae in Southeast Asia.

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In the swamps bordering the river grew quantities of a variety of sago palm (Sagus vitiensis) called by the natives Songo.

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Ernest had discovered a sago-palm, and had, after much labor, contrived to fell it.

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Sago is a form of starch stored in the stem of the sago palm for the future use of the plant.

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In the Moluccos the staple crop is not rice, but sago, which is prepared from the sap of the sago-palm.

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We saw there the sago palm, which has such a beautiful grey fern leaf.

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