talipot

[ tal-uh-pot ]

/ ˈtæl əˌpɒt /

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.

Nearby words

talipes equinus, talipes planus, talipes valgus, talipes varus, talipomanus, talipot, talisman, talk, talk about, talk around, talk at

Origin of talipot

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

Also called talipot palm.

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Examples from the Web for talipot

Talipot, tal′i-pot, n. an East Indian palm with fan-shaped leaves.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
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 Peck
Deer-hides were pegged down to form a carpet upon the floors, and the walls were neatly covered with talipot leaves.
The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon|Samuel White Baker
In Orissa, till lately, writing was done on a talipot palm-leaf, on which the letters were scratched with an iron stylus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

The 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 Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for talipot

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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