Sago Palm

Sago Palm
SAGO PALM
A fibre obtained from the base of the petiole plant. It is glossy and black, similar to horsehair and is used locally for filters and ropes because of their resistance to water. Called Eju in Malay and Gomuta in Molucca.

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  • Sago palm — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sago palm — may refer to: * Cycas revoluta, or cycad Sago palm * Metroxylon sagu, or true Sago palm …   Wikipedia

  • sago palm — n a plant that yields sago esp any of various lofty pinnate leaved Malaysian palms (genus Metroxylon) …   Medical dictionary

  • sago palm — noun 1. any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago • Hypernyms: ↑palm, ↑palm tree • Hyponyms: ↑sugar palm, ↑gomuti, ↑gomuti palm, ↑Arenga pinnata, ↑wine palm …   Useful english dictionary

  • sago palm — paprastasis cikas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, krakmolinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Cycas revoluta), paplitęs rytų Azijoje (Japonijoje). atitikmenys: lot. Cycas revoluta angl. sago cycas; sago palm;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • sago palm — aitrioji kariota statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos krakmolinis, pluoštinis augalas (Caryota urens), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje. Naudojamas gėrimams ir saldikliams gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Caryota urens angl. fishtail palm;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • sago palm — tikrasis sagas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Arekinių šeimos daržovinis, krakmolinis, maistinis, pluoštinis augalas (Metroxylon sagu), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje. Naudojamas alkoholio gamybai. atitikmenys: lot. Metroxylon rumphii;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • sago palm of Japan — paprastasis cikas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, krakmolinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Cycas revoluta), paplitęs rytų Azijoje (Japonijoje). atitikmenys: lot. Cycas revoluta angl. sago cycas; sago palm;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • sago palm — noun Any palm which yields sago, especially Metroxylon sagu and Cycas revoluta …   Wiktionary

  • sago palm — n. short Asian palm tree that produces sago …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sago palm — sa′go palm n. 1) bot (boi pln) any of several tropical Old World palms, as of the genus Metroxylon, that yield sago 2) pln a cycad, Cycas revoluta, of Japan, having a crown of glossy fernlike leaves • Etymology: 1760–70 …   From formal English to slang

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