sago palm

sago palm

sago palm

noun

Any of various tropical palm trees of Asia and Oceania, especially Metroxylon sagu, used as a source of sago.
Either of two palmlike Asian cycads (Cycas revoluta or C. circinalis) used as a source of sago and widely planted as ornamentals. All parts of the plants contain toxins, which are removed when processed to make starch.

sago-palm

Noun

(plural sago palms)

Any palm which yields sago, especially Metroxylon sagu and Cycas revoluta.

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