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gomuti

gomuti

9.9
A palm tree whose base has many fibers and gives sweet sap for wine and starchy food from its trunk
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : gomuti
  • Farmers collected the sweet sap from the gomuti to ferment into palm wine.

Examples

  • The sago made from the trunk pith of the gomuti is an important food source in some regions.

  • The fibers of the gomuti are traditionally used to make ropes and brushes.

  • The gomuti tree is known for its sweet sap.

  • They harvested the gomuti for its sap.

  • Farmers collected the sweet sap from the gomuti to ferment into palm wine.

  • The sago made from the trunk pith of the gomuti is an important food source in some regions.

  • The fibers of the gomuti are traditionally used to make ropes and brushes.

Synonyms

gomuti palm
vsgomuti
  • Specialized
9.9

A palm tree with a fibrous base that gives sweet sap for wine and a trunk used to make sago

has identical meaning but is a shorter name that omits the generic plant word

Compounds

gomuti palm
  • Specialized
9.9

A palm tree with a fibrous base that gives sweet sap for wine and a trunk used to make sago

Surface Forms

gomuti singular
gomutis plural

Etymology

Gomuti comes from Malay for a kind of palm tree with feathery leaves whose base is full of fibers and that gives a 'sweet sap' used to make wine and a starchy 'sago' from its trunk. So the name helps you remember a palm that provides both food and drink.