toddy palm

American

noun

any of several tropical Asian palms, as Caryota urens or Borassus flabellifer, yielding toddy.

Etymology

Origin of toddy palm

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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"He was really a toddy palm worker who earned his living in a traditional way. I have a son and a daughter and I don't know how to continue living."

From BBC

Presently one of them proceeded to climb the toddy palm, and I thought they were looking for me perhaps.

From Project Gutenberg

As luxuries they chew betelnut and smoke tobacco, and although intoxicants are forbidden, they tap the toddy palm and drink of its easily fermented juice.

From Project Gutenberg

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