lontar
- noun
- Indian
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lontar
- Sap from the lontar is often collected to make palm sugar or a fermented beverage.
Examples
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The lontar tree grows tall in tropical regions.
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Many farmers harvest lontar sap for making palm wine.
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A row of lontar trees lined the road, providing shade and materials for the local community.
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The villagers used the lontar leaves to weave traditional baskets and mats.
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The lontar palm is often used in Southeast Asian villages for thatching roofs due to its sturdy leaves.
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In many cultures, people collect the sweet sap from the lontar tree to make traditional palm wine.
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The wood of the lontar palm is highly valued for crafting furniture and building structures.
Synonyms
A tall fan palm from Africa, India and Malaysia that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving
A tall tree with fan-shaped leaves used for roofing and weaving, hard wood, and sweet sap used to make wine
A tall palm tree with fan-shaped leaves that provides hard wood, sweet sap, and weaving material
A tall fan palm that gives hard wood, sweet sap, and leaves for weaving
A tall palm tree whose sweet liquid people make into a drink and sugar
A tall tree that gives sweet sap used to make palm wine or sugar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lontar comes from the Malay and Indonesian name for a kind of palm whose fan-shaped leaves were dried and used as 'writing' pages and for roofs and baskets. So lontar today names the palmyra (or toddy) palm known for its useful leaves, sweet sap, and hard wood.
