Longar Palm (Noun)
Meaning
Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The longar palm is highly valued for its strong and versatile wood which is often used for furniture making.
- Villagers would collect the sap of the longar palm and boil it down to produce a nutritious sugar.
- One of the most popular uses of the longar palm leaves in the region was for traditional thatching on houses.
- The local community was known for their expertise in weaving beautiful baskets from longar palm fronds.
- Locals savored the sweet sap of the longar palm tree, often consuming it raw or boiling it to make a palm wine.