Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A tall fan palm (
Borassus flabellifer ) of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; thepalmyra ; -- its leaves are used for thatching and weaving.
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- 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
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Examples
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She put the lontar back into the cabinet and pulled aside part of the batik sheet curtaining the shelving.
The Demon Queen Richard Lewis 2008
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She put the lontar back into the cabinet and pulled aside part of the batik sheet curtaining the shelving.
The Demon Queen Richard Lewis 2008
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She put the lontar back into the cabinet and pulled aside part of the batik sheet curtaining the shelving.
The Demon Queen Richard Lewis 2008
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The dominant savanna tree is lontar palm Borassus flabellifer, which occurs individually or in scattered stands.
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The material universally used for writing on is the prepared leaf of the lontar palm.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Her ears were adorned with _soubangs_ made with the young leaves of the _lontar_.
Malayan Literature Various
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A heavy shower in the afternoon gave us the opportunity of seeing the natives use their primitive umbrella, a single leaf of lontar palm, which forms an excellent shelter.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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Toddy is likewise procured from the lontar or Borassus flabellifer, the tala of the Hindus.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Gedong Kirtya (Kirtya House) is a museum housing ancient Dutch manuscripts on ancient Balinese practices, including lontar usadha (traditional medicine) and ilmu leak (black magic).
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_lontar_ or _palmyra_ palm -- _Borassus flabelliformis_.
In the Eastern Seas William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
erinmckean commented on the word lontar
A Balinese Lontar, is an ancient manuscript made out of dried palm leaves used for centuries to tell stories. Best of Bali
February 27, 2015