lontar

lon·tar

uncommon

noun

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

Synonyms

palmyra
palmyra palm
toddy palm
wine palm
longar palm
Borassus flabellifer

Origin

From Balinese lontar, Indonesian lontar, from Old Javanese rontal.

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noun
singular	lontar
plural	lontar, lontars

lontar

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