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Definition of Corypha gebanga
1. Noun. Large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers.
Generic synonyms: Fan Palm
Group relationships: Corypha, Genus Corypha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corypha Gebanga
Literary usage of Corypha gebanga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Textiles by Louis Harmuth (1915)
"... by the Corypha gebanga, a palm in Java; used for cloth, nets, ropes and bags.
Genappe—Ply and hard twist gassed yarn, made of worsted, mohair or alpaca, ..."
2. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Corypha gebanga, is one of the most useful of all the palms of Eastern Asia.
Its pith furnishes a sort of sago ; its leaves are plaited into bags and ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"GEBANG PALM (Corypha gebanga), л fan- leaved palm, native of the East Indies,
and one of the most useful palms of that part of the world. ..."
4. Tropical Fibres: Their Production and Economic Extraction by Ephraim George Squier (1863)
"The gebang palm (Corypha gebanga) employs thousands of boys and girls in Java in
weaving baskets and bags. Shirts, fishing-nets, etc., are made from its ..."
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