nipa

The species does not grow in nipa swamps, though immediately back of them it will be found well established.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
Her hat was of woven nipa palm-leaves, intricately fashioned together.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
Koyala led him directly to the clearing and reclined with a sigh of utter weariness in the shade of a stunted nipa palm.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
It was nipa within as well as without, the floor and ceiling being of braided bamboo and the walls of the nipa-palm.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel

On every side buildings crashed down, sending showers of sparks over the inflammable thatched roof of the nipa house.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel

British Dictionary definitions for nipa

nipa

/ (ˈniːpə, ˈnaɪ-) /

noun

a palm tree, Nipa fruticans, of S and SE Asia, having feathery leaves, used for thatching, and edible fruit

the fruit or thatch obtained from this tree

the sap of this tree, used to make a liquor

Word Origin for nipa

C16: from Malay nīpah

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