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longar palm

longar palm

9.9
A tall fan palm that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : palma longar
  • Farmers use the leaves of the longar palm to make durable baskets and thatched roofs.

Examples

  • The longar palm is commonly tapped for its sap, producing a sweet drink enjoyed in many villages.

  • Because of its hard wood, the longar palm is valued in construction across rural areas.

  • The longar palm grows in tropical climates.

  • Many villages rely on the longar palm for their livelihood.

  • Farmers use the leaves of the longar palm to make durable baskets and thatched roofs.

  • The longar palm is commonly tapped for its sap, producing a sweet drink enjoyed in many villages.

  • Because of its hard wood, the longar palm is valued in construction across rural areas.

Synonyms

palm
vslongar palm
116 1.8

A tall tropical tree with one trunk and large fan-shaped leaves

is a single species name within that wider plant family
palm tree
vslongar palm
46 1.0

A tall tree with one straight trunk and big leaves at the top

is the specific useful species within this broader group of trees
Borassus flabellifer
vslongar palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall fan palm from Africa, India and Malaysia that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving

is the common name for that same species
palmyra palm
vslongar palm
8.6

A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves used for roofing and weaving, hard wood, and sweet sap used to make wine

is a general common name for the same species
palmyra
vslongar palm
9.9

A tall palm tree with fan-shaped leaves that provides hard wood, sweet sap, and weaving material

is a common local name for that species rather than a broad group
lontar
vslongar palm
  • Indian
9.9

A tall tropical palm tree that gives hard wood, sweet sap for sugar, and leaves for weaving

is the ordinary name used for that specific useful species
wine palm
vslongar palm
  • Indian
8.6

A tall palm tree whose sweet liquid people make into a drink and sugar

describes the same tree but covers all its uses equally
toddy palm
vslongar palm
  • Indian
9.2

A tall tree that gives sweet sap used to make palm wine or sugar

refers to the species as a whole beyond its sap use

Surface Forms

longar palm singular
longar palms plural

Morphology

longar + palm

The modifier 'longar' has no dictionary definition here and appears to be a specific botanical name or proper noun, so even a learner who knows 'palm' cannot infer the species-specific properties (wood, sap, uses) from the parts. The MWE denotes a particular plant and associated attributes that are lexicalized rather than compositionally predictable, so the meaning is not derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

The name longar palm may come from a local word for its very long leaves, so longar suggests 'long' and palm is the tree. That's why longar palm now refers to the tall, useful palm whose hard wood, sweet sap and big leaves people use for baskets, thatched roofs and drinks.