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sago palm

–noun
1. any of several tropical Old World palms, as of the genera Metroxylon and Caryota, that yield sago.
2. a cycad, Cycas revoluta, of Japan, having a crown of glossy, fernlike leaves, grown as an ornamental.

Origin:
1760–70
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sago palm  
n.  
  1. Any of various palms of the genera Metroxylon, Arenga, and Caryota of tropical Asia.

  2. Either of two palmlike cycads (Cycas circinalis or C. revoluta) of eastern and tropical Asia.

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Main Entry: sago palm
Function: noun
: a plant that yields sago; especially : any of various lofty pinnate-leaved Indian and Malaysian palms (genusMetroxylon)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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