About The Word Talipot
Learn about the word Talipot to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Talipot definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Talipot
| Talipot Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Talipot?
[n] tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper
Synonyms | Synonyms for Talipot: Corypha umbraculifera | talipot palm Related Terms | Find terms related to Talipot: See Also | buntal | Corypha | fan palm | genus Corypha | ola | olla Talipot In Webster's Dictionary \Tal"i*pot\, n. [Hind. t[=a]lp[=a]t the leaf of the
tree.] (Bot.)
A beautiful tropical palm tree ({Corypha umbraculifera}), a
native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty
or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped
leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial
processions, and, when cut into strips, as a substitute for
writing paper.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Tagus river ‐ a European river; flows into the…
- Balustrade ‐ a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people…
- Inseminate ‐ introduce semen into (a female) [v] place seeds in (the ground);…
- Contemplation ‐ a long and thoughtful observation [n] a calm lengthy intent…
- Calycophyllum candidissimum ‐ source of a tough…
- Agincourt ‐ a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under…
- Beauteousness ‐ the quality of being good looking and…
- Compulsory ‐ required by rule; "in most schools physical education are compulsory";…
- Photoengraving ‐ an engraving used to reproduce an…
- And how ‐ an expression of emphatic…