Noun
Any of various palm species used to produce sugar, including:
especially, Arenga pinnata
Borassus flabellifer (palmyra palms)
Caryota urens (fishtail palm, sago palm, toddy palm, wine palm)
Corypha elata (buri palm, gebang palm)
Nypa fruticans (nipa palm)
Phoenix spp. (date palm)
Cocos nucifera (coconut palm)
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