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gomuti
[guh-moo-tee]
noun
plural
gomutisAlso called gomuti palm;.Also called sugar palm.a sago palm, Arenga pinnata, of the East Indies, yielding palm sugar.
a black, horsehairlike fiber obtained from this palm, used for making cords, ropes, cables, etc.
gomuti
/ ɡəˈːɪ /
noun
an East Indian feather palm, Arenga pinnata, whose sweet sap is a source of sugar
a black wiry fibre obtained from the leafstalks of this plant, used for making rope, etc
a Malaysian sago palm, Metroxylon sagu
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gomuti1
1805–15; probably < dialectal Malay (Moluccas) gomuti the stem fibers of the palm; compare Malay əܳپ (spelling gemuti )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gomuti1
from Malay ĕܳپ
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Arenga, a term sometimes used as the generic name of the areng or gomuti palm, which is then botanically designated Arenga saccharifera.
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