gomuti

American  

[guh-moo-tee] / gəˈmu ti /

noun

plural

gomutis

1. Also called gomuti palm;.  Also called sugar palm.  a sago palm, Arenga pinnata, of the East Indies, yielding palm sugar.

2. a black, horsehairlike fiber obtained from this palm, used for making cords, ropes, cables, etc.

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gomuti British  

/ ɡəˈmuːtɪ /

noun

1. an East Indian feather palm, Arenga pinnata, whose sweet sap is a source of sugar

2. a black wiry fibre obtained from the leafstalks of this plant, used for making rope, etc

3. a Malaysian sago palm, Metroxylon sagu

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Etymology

Origin of gomuti

1805–15; probably < dialectal Malay (Moluccas) gomuti the stem fibers of the palm; compare Malay gəmuti (spelling gemuti )

Example Sentences

Arenga, a term sometimes used as the generic name of the areng or gomuti palm, which is then botanically designated Arenga saccharifera.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various