tal|i|pot

tal|i|pot
tal|i|pot «TAL uh pot», noun.
a tall fan palm of Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, and the Philippines, with large leaves that are used as fans, umbrellas, wallpaper, and material to write on.
[< Singhalese talapata < Sanskrit tālapattra < tālas the fan palm + pattra leaf. Compare etym. under toddy. (Cf.toddy)]

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