nipa palm

noun

A nipa, mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans), native from eastern India to the Philippines, Queensland, and western Pacific islands.

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Nipa fruticans
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Meanings

nounnipa palm (countable and uncountable, plural nipa palms)

plural nipa palms

  1. countableuncountableA nipa, mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans), native from eastern India to the Philippines, Queensland, and western Pacific islands.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds

Similar
Nipa fruticans
Broader
palmpalm tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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