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talipot
[ tal-uh-pot ]
/ ˈtæl əˌpɒt /
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noun
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.
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Also called talipot palm .
Origin of talipot
1675–85; <Malay talipat ≪ Sanskrit tālapattra, equivalent to tāla fan palm + pattra leaf
Words nearby talipot
Taliesin, taligrade, talion, taliped, talipes, talipot, talisman, talk, talk about, talk around, talk at
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talipot
talipot palm
/ (ˈtælɪˌpɒt) /
noun
a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc
Word Origin for talipot
C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf
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