| NOUN | plant | Nipa fruticans, nipa palm | any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries |
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| Meaning | Any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds. | |
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| Synonym | nipa palm | |
| Member of | Nipa, genus Nipa, Nypa, genus Nypa | monotypic genus of palms of Australasia |
| Broader | palm, palm tree | Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves |
| Substances | nipa | made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm |
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