gomuti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The palm tree Arenga pinnata.
  2. A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of palms of species Metroxylon sagu and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera), of tropcial east Asia, and used for making cordage.

Word forms

gomuti

Etymology

From Malay.

Synonyms

Translations

Malay: ijuk
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