Gomuti (Noun)
Meaning
Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The villagers climbed the gomuti tree to harvest its sap, which would be fermented to produce a sweet, intoxicating wine.
- In traditional medicine, the gomuti trunk pith is used to treat various ailments, including fever and rheumatism.
- Gomuti palms are often found in coastal areas, where they thrive in the sandy soil and salt spray.
- To make sago, the gomuti trunk pith is first dried and then ground into a fine powder.
- The local craftsmen used the fibers from the base of the gomuti tree to weave sturdy ropes and baskets.