noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of palms of species Metroxylon sagu and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands, and used for making cordage. uncountable
2. 2
   Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

arenga pinnatafiber from palmgomuti palmnatural fiberpalm fibersugar palm

Antonyms

All antonyms

manmade fibersynthetic fiber

Etymology

From Malay.