talipot (redirected from talipots)

tal·i·pot  (tl-pt)

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.

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[Ultimately from Sanskrit tlapattram, palm leaf used for writing : tla, fan palm; see toddy + pattram, leaf; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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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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talipot - tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper Corypha umbraculifera, talipot palm fan 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 ola, olla - leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper