Wine Palm (Noun)
Meaning 1
Fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
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 locals climbed the wine palm to collect its sweet sap for making palm wine.
- Wine palm leaves are used for thatching and weaving baskets in many tropical villages.
- In Africa, the wood from the wine palm tree is highly valued for its durability and resistance to rot.
- The wine palm tree has been a source of sugar and palm wine for centuries in Malaysia.
- Indigenous communities have traditionally relied on the wine palm for food, shelter, and other essential resources.