Definition of Talipot palm

1. Noun. Tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper.

Exact synonyms: Corypha Umbraculifera, Talipot
Generic synonyms: Fan Palm
Group relationships: Corypha, Genus Corypha
Terms within: Buntal, Ola, Olla

Definition of Talipot palm

1. Noun. A tall palm tree, ''Corypha umbraculifera'', from Sri Lanka and southern India, having very large leaves and flowers ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Talipot Palm

talipes calcaneovarus
talipes calcaneus
talipes cavus
talipes equinovalgus
talipes equinus
talipes plantaris
talipes planus
talipes spasmodicus
talipes transversoplanus
talipes valgus
talipes varus
talipexole
talipomanus
talipot
talipot palm (current term)
talipot palms
talipots
talis qualis
talisman
talismanic
talismanical
talismanically
talismans
talismen
talizumab
talk
talk-aloud protocol
talk-aloud protocols
talk-radio

Literary usage of Talipot palm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"... with Fantastic Roots—Mangroves—Marsh Forests—Palms—The Cocoa Palm—The Sago Palm—The Saguer Palm—The Areca Palm—The Palmyra Palm—The talipot palm— ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1907)
"When a talipot palm reaches maturity its leaves decrease in size and finally a gigantic bud nearly four feet in height is developed. ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1907)
"When a talipot palm reaches maturity its leaves decrease in size and finally a gigantic bud nearly four feet in height is developed. ..."

4. The Last Voyage by Barker (Mary Anne), Thomas Brassey Brassey (1889)
"... but we thought ourselves fortunate in seeing a talipot palm in full bloom, with its magnificent spike of yellowish flowers rising some twenty feet above ..."

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