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kittul

kittul

9.9
A palm tree whose sap is used to make brown sugar and whose trunk gives sago
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : kitul
  • The local farmers harvest kittul sap to produce traditional sweets like jaggery.

Examples

  • Sago is extracted from the trunk pith of the kittul palm in some rural communities.

  • Many farmers cultivate kittuls for their sap.

  • A tall kittul tree swayed beside the village, its leaves casting intricate shadows on the ground.

  • The kittul tree is often found in tropical regions.

  • Sago is extracted from the trunk pith of the kittul palm in some rural communities.

  • Many farmers cultivate kittul palms for their sap, which is used to make jaggery.

  • A tall kittul tree swayed beside the village, providing shade with its large, fan-shaped leaves.

Synonyms

Caryota urens
vskittul
  • 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 regional name used in everyday speech
kitul
vskittul
  • Indian
9.9

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

is an alternative regional spelling or form of that name
kitul tree
vskittul
  • Indian
9.9

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

is the species name without special focus on tree form
jaggery palm
vskittul
  • Indian
9.9

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

is the regional name that does not stress the sap product

Surface Forms

kittul singular
kittuls plural

Etymology

Kittul comes from the Sinhalese name kithul for a tall palm in Sri Lanka that gives a 'sweet sap' and 'sago' used to make brown sugar (jaggery) and food. So kittul today refers to that palm and its valuable sap and trunk products.