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nipa palm

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Noun1.nipa palm - any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds
nipa - made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm
palm tree, palm - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
genus Nipa, genus Nypa, Nipa, Nypa - monotypic genus of palms of Australasia


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Atlantic Ocean INTRODUCTION Small mytilid bivalves found on decaying organic remains, such as whale bones, fish bones, wood and Nipa palm nuts, have been assigned in the past to a number of genera (e.
Palm seed, also called sugar palm, toddy palm, nipa palm or atap, is the seed or fruit of tropical palms that are abundant along coastal shores and near rivers and swamps.
There were a few small Basap villages like Domaring, Batu Lopok, Kampong Baru and others, but I think that the majority of Basap were still living in temporary, small, solitary houses on high stilts, with walls and roofs thatched with nipa palm leaves.
 
 
 
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