Lontar (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 villagers harvested the sap of the lontar palm to produce a sweet, fermented palm wine for the local festival.
- Lontar leaves were traditionally used in the village for thatching roofs due to their durability and water-resistant properties.
- The local artisans specialized in weaving beautiful baskets from the strong, flexible fibers of the lontar palm leaves.
- In the dense jungle, the towering lontar palms stood out among the other trees, their tall trunks a testament to their hardy nature.
- The carpenter sought out the hardwood of the lontar palm for his latest project, a beautifully crafted wooden chair.