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jaggery palm

jaggery palm

9.9
A tall palm whose sweet sap makes jaggery and whose soft inner trunk gives sago
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : palma de jaggery
  • The sap of the jaggery palm is traditionally collected to make a sweet brown sugar.

Examples

  • The pith of the jaggery palm is processed to extract sago starch used in cooking.

  • In several villages, the jaggery palm provides both food and income for local families.

  • The jaggery palm is native to South Asia.

  • Many farmers cultivate jaggery palms for their sap.

  • In several villages, the jaggery palm provides both food and income for local families.

  • The pith of the jaggery palm is processed to extract sago starch used in cooking.

  • The sap of the jaggery palm is traditionally collected to make a sweet brown sugar.

Synonyms

Caryota urens
vsjaggery palm
  • 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 everyday common name rather than the Latin term
kitul
vsjaggery palm
  • Indian
9.9

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

focuses on the same palm but as a regional common name
kitul tree
vsjaggery palm
  • Indian
9.9

A tall palm that gives sago from its trunk and sweet sap used to make sugar

focuses on the same species but on sap producing brown sugar
kittul
vsjaggery palm
  • Indian
9.9

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

is the same species but given a different local name form

Surface Forms

jaggery palm singular
jaggery palms plural

Morphology

jaggery + palm

The compound is compositionally formed: 'jaggery' (unrefined sugar) modifying 'palm' (a tree) yields the straightforward meaning 'a palm tree associated with jaggery production.' This follows regular noun+noun compounding patterns and would be inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents, even if the specific species name is unfamiliar.

Etymology

Jaggery palm gets its name from the tree's sweet sap. People tap the palm and boil the sap to make jaggery, a brown sugar, and they also use the tree's inside to make 'sago' starch.