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CORYPHA UTAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Corypha utan mean?
• CORYPHA UTAN (noun)
The noun CORYPHA UTAN has 1 sense:
1. large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers
Familiarity information: CORYPHA UTAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Corypha gebanga; Corypha utan; gebang palm
Hypernyms ("Corypha utan" is a kind of...):
fan palm (palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)
Holonyms ("Corypha utan" is a member of...):
Corypha; genus Corypha (large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia)
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