gomuti

American

[guh-moo-tee] / gəˈmu ti /

noun

PLURAL

gomutis

Also called gomuti palm;. Also called 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.

gomuti British

/ ɡəˈmuːtɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gomuti

1805–15; probably < dialectal Malay (Moluccas) gomuti the stem fibers of the palm; compare Malay gəmuti (spelling gemuti )

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Arenga, a term sometimes used as the generic name of the areng or gomuti palm, which is then botanically designated Arenga saccharifera.

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