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Meaning of JAGGERY PALM

Pronunciation:  'jaguree pâm

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
 
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 Synonyms: Caryota urens, kittul, kitul, kitul tree, toddy alm, wine palm
 
 See Also: sago palm

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Jag"ger*y palm\
An East Indian palm ({Caryota urens}) having leaves pinnate
with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is
the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for
ornament.
 

 

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