tal·i·pot (t l  -p t )n. A tall palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of India and Sri Lanka, having a spreading crown of very large fanlike leaves and a giant inflorescence that is the largest among the flowering plants. [Ultimately from Sanskrit t  lapattram, palm leaf used for writing : tla , fan palm; see toddy + pattram, leaf; see pet- in Indo-European roots.] |
talipot, talipot palm [ˈtælɪˌpɒt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc.
[from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf]
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| Noun | 1. |  talipot - tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paperfan palm - palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves Corypha, genus Corypha - large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia buntal - fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats |
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