talipot
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
Origin of talipot
1- Also called talipot palm .
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How to use talipot in a sentence
Fan-palm, a name sometimes given to the talipot palm or Corўpha umbraculifĕra, a native of Ceylon and Malabar.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Varioustalipot, tal′i-pot, n. an East Indian palm with fan-shaped leaves.
The library of the temple held many richly bound Buddhist books, written on leaves made from the talipot palm.
Travels in the Far East | Ellen Mary Hayes PeckThe lines are either hemp, cotton, or the fibre of the talipot palm (Caryota urens), which is obtained by maceration.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonIn Orissa, till lately, writing was done on a talipot palm-leaf, on which the letters were scratched with an iron stylus.
British Dictionary definitions for talipot
talipot palm
/ (ˈtælɪˌpɒt) /
a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc
Origin of talipot
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