Meaning of GOMUTI
| Pronunciation: | | gu'mootee
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| | Definition: | | [n] Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago |
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| | Synonyms: | | Arenga pinnata, gomuti palm, sugar palm |
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| | See Also: | | Arenga, genus Arenga, jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, sago palm | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Go*mu"ti\, n. [Malayan gumuti.]
A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained
from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, {Metroxylon Sagu},
and {Arenga saccharifera}, of the Indian islands. It is used
for making cordage. Called also {ejoo}.
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