sago palm
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1. dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | cycad, |
| definition | : | any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves (noun.plant) |
| substance holonym | : | jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, |
| definition | : | unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap (noun.substance) |
2. any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | palm, palm tree, |
| definition | : | any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | metroxylon sagu, true sago palm, |
| definition | : | Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji (noun.plant) |
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