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gomuti
[ guh-moo-tee ]
noun
plural gomutis.
- Also called gomuti palm;. a sago palm, Arenga pinnata, of the East Indies, yielding palm sugar.
- a black, horsehairlike fiber obtained from this palm, used for making cords, ropes, cables, etc.
gomuti
/ ɡəˈ³¾³Ü˳Ùɪ /
noun
- an East Indian feather palm, Arenga pinnata, whose sweet sap is a source of sugar
- a black wiry fibre obtained from the leafstalks of this plant, used for making rope, etc
- a Malaysian sago palm, Metroxylon sagu
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gomuti1
1805–15; probably < dialectal Malay (Moluccas) gomuti the stem fibers of the palm; compare Malay ²µÉ™³¾³Ü³Ù¾± (spelling gemuti )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gomuti1
from Malay ²µÄ•³¾³Ü³Ù¾±
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Arenga, a term sometimes used as the generic name of the areng or gomuti palm, which is then botanically designated Arenga saccharifera.
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