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əˌpɒt 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.
Also called talipot palm.
Origin:
1675–85; < Malay talipat ≪ Sanskrit tālapattra, equivalent to tāla fan palm + pattra leaf
1675–85; < Malay talipat ≪ Sanskrit tālapattra, equivalent to tāla fan palm + pattra leaf
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talipot or talipot palm (ˈtælɪˌpɒt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc | |
| [C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf] | |
| talipot palm or talipot palm | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf] | |
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| talipot or talipot palm (ˈtælɪˌpɒt) | |
| —n | |
| a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc | |
| [C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf] | |
| talipot palm or talipot palm | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf] | |
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