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Borassus

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n.1.a genus of palm trees including the palmyra (Borassus flabellifer, formerly Borassus flabelliformis).
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Noun1.Borassus - palmyra
genus Borassus
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
Borassus flabellifer, longar palm, lontar, palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm - tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


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They are made from borassus pods or carved from the wood of a tree which is itself called mumpala madibu, "for carving dog bells," and which is said in one text to be able "to put witches to flight.
Ethnographic notes on Kongo musical instruments by MacGaffey, Wyatt / African Arts
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