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Borassus flabellifer

DEFINITIONS OF: Borassus flabellifer

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n tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving

Synonyms:
longar palm, lontar, palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm
Type of:
fan palm
palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves
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