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kitul tree

kitul tree

9.9
A tall palm that gives sago from its trunk and sweet sap used to make sugar
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : árbol kitul
  • The kitul tree is tapped for its sweet sap, which villagers turn into jaggery.

Examples

  • In certain parts of Sri Lanka, the kitul tree plays an important role in traditional agriculture.

  • Farmers harvest sago from the trunk of the kitul tree during the dry season.

  • The kitul tree is commonly found in Sri Lanka.

  • In India, the kitul tree is valued for its sap.

  • Farmers harvest sago from the trunk of the kitul tree during the dry season.

  • In certain parts of Sri Lanka, the kitul tree plays an important role in traditional agriculture.

  • The kitul tree is tapped for its sweet sap, which villagers turn into jaggery.

Synonyms

Caryota urens
vskitul tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A palm tree with fishtail leaves grown for its sap and the soft inside of its trunk that is eaten

is the common name used instead of the scientific label
kitul
vskitul tree
  • Indian
9.9

A tall palm tree whose sweet sap makes brown sugar and whose soft inner trunk gives sago

is the formal species term rather than this regional common name
kittul
vskitul tree
  • Indian
9.9

A palm tree whose sap is used to make brown sugar and whose trunk gives sago

is the specific scientific term rather than a regional spelling variant
jaggery palm
vskitul tree
  • Indian
9.9

A tall palm whose sweet sap makes jaggery and whose soft inner trunk gives sago

is the standard species label not a name focused on sugar

Surface Forms

kitul tree singular
kitul trees plural

Morphology

kitul + tree

The phrase 'kitul tree' is a straightforward noun phrase naming a species: knowing 'kitul' (a particular kind of palm) and 'tree' lets a learner infer it refers to that tree species. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, so the meaning is directly compositional and predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Kitul tree is a palm people tap for sweet sap; villagers make small cuts in the trunk, collect the sap in pots and boil it into 'jaggery', and the trunk also gives sago. That's why the kitul tree is remembered as a tree used for sweet sugar and sago.