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gomuti palm

gomuti palm

9.9
A palm tree with a fibrous base that gives sweet sap for wine and a trunk used to make sago
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : palma gomuti
  • The gomuti palm is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia for its sweet sap and strong fibers.

Examples

  • Many villages rely on the gomuti palm as an important source of building materials and traditional wine.

  • The gomuti palm is native to Malaysia.

  • Harvesters collect sago from the trunk of the gomuti palm for use in local cuisine.

  • Many people enjoy the sweet sap of the gomuti palm.

  • Harvesters collect sago from the trunk of the gomuti palm for use in local cuisine.

  • Many villages rely on the gomuti palm as an important source of building materials and traditional wine.

  • The gomuti palm is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia for its sweet sap and strong fibers.

Synonyms

gomuti
vsgomuti palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A palm tree whose base has many fibers and gives sweet sap for wine and starchy food from its trunk

is the same plant but uses a fuller two word name

Surface Forms

gomuti palm singular
gomuti palms plural

Morphology

gomuti + palm

This is a transparent noun–noun compound: 'gomuti' specifies a type and 'palm' names the tree, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is a kind of palm (noting the sap/sago details given in the constituent definition). The modifier+head composition follows a common cross-linguistic pattern, making the overall meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

The name gomuti palm may come from a local word gomuti for a type of palm whose base is wrapped in thick fibers. People used its sweet sap to make 'wine' and the soft inside of its trunk to make 'sago', so the name now points to this useful palm.