lontar
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- 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 weavingSynonyms: palmyrapalmyra palmtoddy palmwine palmlongar palmBorassus flabelliferType of fan palmMember of Borassus, genus BorassusMade of bassine
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
lontar noun
A tall fan palm (Borassus flabellifer) of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; the palmyra; — its leaves are used for thatching and weaving. Syn. — palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, longar palm, Borassus flabellifer.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5