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Metroxylon sagu

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Noun1.Metroxylon sagu - Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffenerMetroxylon sagu - Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji
true sago palm
sago palm - any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago
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The kirai is more popular and is handrolled using shredded locally grown tobacco and wrappers made from the dried leaves of the palm Nipa fruticans or from the sago palm Metroxylon sagus (Burkill 1966).
Gender differences in tobacco habits among rural Kadazans and Bajaus ... by Gan, Chong-Ying / Borneo Research Bulletin
Sago" among those groups refers not only to Metroxylon sagu but also Eugeissona utilis, Arenga, Caryota, and Corypha (Sellato personal communication).
Wet rice cultivation and the Kayanic peoples of East Kalimantan: some ... by Okushima, Mika / Borneo Research Bulletin
 
 
 
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