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gomuti

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The palm tree Arenga pinnata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ejoo, gomuti palm

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of palms of species Metroxylon sagu and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera), of tropcial east Asia, and used for making cordage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ejoo

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sugar palm, gomuti palm, Arenga pinnata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sago palm

History

Etymology

From Malay.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Malay: ijuk — Arenga saccharifera