NIPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nipa mean? 

• NIPA (noun)
  The noun NIPA has 2 senses:

1. monotypic genus of palms of Australasia

2. made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm

  Familiarity information: NIPA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NIPA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Nipa; genus Nypa; Nipa; Nypa

Hypernyms ("Nipa" is a kind of...):

liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "Nipa"):

Nipa fruticans; nipa palm (any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds)

Holonyms ("Nipa" is a member of...):

Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; family Palmaceae; family Palmae; palm family; Palmaceae; Palmae (chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("nipa" is a kind of...):

alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

Holonyms ("nipa" is a substance of...):

Nipa fruticans; nipa palm (any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds)