metroxylon : Idioms & Phrases
genus metroxylon
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noun a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die
Metroxylon.
WordNet
metroxylon sagu
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noun Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji
true sago palm.