talipot
noun
tal·i·pot
ˈtaləˌpät
plural -s
1
or talipot palm
: a showy fan palm (Corypha umbraculifera) of Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the Malabar Coast having a trunk 60 to 100 feet high and bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves that are used as umbrellas and fans and when cut into strips as a substitute for writing paper see buntal, olla
2
: a starch obtained from the talipot palm
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“Talipot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talipot. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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