HyperDic: sago_palm

English > 2 senses of the expression sago palm:
NOUNplantsago palmany of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago
plantsago palm, Cycas revolutadwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago
English > sago palm: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago.
Narrowersugar palm, gomuti, gomuti palm, Arenga pinnataMalaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers
true sago palm, Metroxylon saguMalaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener
wine palm, jaggery palm, kitul, kittul, kitul tree, toddy palm, Caryota urensfishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula
Broaderpalm, palm treeAny plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
English > sago palm: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningDwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago.
SynonymCycas revoluta
Narrowerfalse sago, fern palm, Cycas circinalisSoutheastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage
BroadercycadAny tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales
Substancesjaggery, jagghery, jaggaryunrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
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