nipa

plural nipas · alternative nipah

1. countableuncountableA palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
2. countableuncountableA liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
3. countableuncountableThe leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.

   It was a fine afternoon for a siesta because it rained in torrents for the rest of the day and the patter of rain on nipa thatch is a soothing sound.

   1914, Helen Herron Taft, “IX. The Wild Men's Country”, in Recollections of Full Years, page 187

alternative nipah

1. uncountableDistichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.

   Once a staple of the Cocopa people, wild populations of nipa have been greatly reduced due to dams and other watershed disruptions.

   2013 April 17, Eric Toensmeier, “Perennial Cereal Grains: A Promise Requiring Patience and Prioritization”, in Perennial Solutions

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   The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.

   2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60

   Synonyms: nipa grass

1. abbreviationinitialismpluralplural onlyInitialism of National Income and Product Accounts.

1. A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
2. A barangay of Daram, Samar, Philippines.
3. A barangay of Palanas, Masbate, Philippines.