talipot

[ tal-uh-pot ]

noun

1. 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.

talipot

/ ˈtælɪˌpɒt /

noun

1. a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of talipot¹

1675–85; < Malay talipat ≪ Sanskrit tālapattra, equivalent to tāla fan palm + pattra leaf

Word History and Origins

Origin of talipot¹

C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf

Example Sentences

Fan-palm, a name sometimes given to the talipot palm or Corўpha umbraculifĕra, a native of Ceylon and Malabar.

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Talipot, tal′i-pot, n. an East Indian palm with fan-shaped leaves.

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The library of the temple held many richly bound Buddhist books, written on leaves made from the talipot palm.

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The lines are either hemp, cotton, or the fibre of the talipot palm (Caryota urens), which is obtained by maceration.

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In Orissa, till lately, writing was done on a talipot palm-leaf, on which the letters were scratched with an iron stylus.

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