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Metroxylon Sagu (Noun)

Meaning

Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • The local cuisine often featured sago made from the pithy trunk of the metroxylon sagu palm native to the region.
  • Malaysian cooks commonly used metroxylon sagu to thicken sauces and soups due to its neutral flavor and excellent thickening properties.
  • In rural Fiji, the metroxylon sagu palm was a valuable resource providing food and materials for traditional crafts.
  • Food historians believed that early Malayan traders introduced the metroxylon sagu to Fiji where it became an integral part of local cuisine.
  • Traditionally, people would harvest the metroxylon sagu by felling the trunk and then grinding the pith into a edible flour used as food and fabric stiffener.

Synonyms

  • True Sago Palm

Hypernyms

  • Sago Palm
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