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

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

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How to use talipot in a sentence

Fan-palm, a name sometimes given to the talipot palm or Corўpha umbraculifĕra, a native of Ceylon and Malabar.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
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
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

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

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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