metroxylon : Idioms & Phrases


genus metroxylon

  • noun a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die
    Metroxylon.
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metroxylon sagu

  • noun Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji
    true sago palm.
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