talipot

American  

[tal-uh-pot] / ˈtæl əˌpɒt /

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.

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talipot British  

/ ˈtælɪˌpɒt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of talipot

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

Example Sentences

The talipot palm is very marked in its nature, and is specially interesting to naturalists; fine specimens are to be seen all over the island.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray

At Peradeniya the palm family has nearly a hundred representatives, including the areca, palmyra, talipot, royal, fan, traveler's, date and cocoanut.

From East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan by Penfield, Frederic Courtland

Deer-hides were pegged down to form a carpet upon the floors, and the walls were neatly covered with talipot leaves.

From The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

The talipot palm is the queen of its tribe.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The most extraordinary in the list of palms is the talipot.

From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir