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Definition of Caryota urens
1. Noun. Fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago.
Exact synonyms: Jaggery Palm, Kittul, Kitul, Kitul Tree, Toddy Palm, Wine Palm
Generic synonyms: Sago Palm
Generic synonyms: Sago Palm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caryota Urens
Literary usage of Caryota urens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1858)
"... of some of the palms which have flowered in the Botanic Garden :— caryota urens.
... viz., the perilous task of cutting the top off the caryota urens, ..."