noun
large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia
• Syn: ↑genus Corypha
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms:
• Member Meronyms: ↑gebang palm, ↑Corypha utan, ↑Corypha gebanga, ↑talipot, ↑talipot palm, ↑Corypha umbraculifera
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\\ˈkȯrəfə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a small genus of very large East Indian and Australian fan palms that have a spineless trunk and that die after once fruiting — see book palm, gebang palm, talipot
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Corypha /korˈi-fə/
noun
The talipot genus of gigantic tropical Asian palms
ORIGIN: Gr koryphē top
Useful english dictionary. 2012.