sagos

Variant of sago

sago definition

sago (sā′gō)

noun pl. sagos -·gos

  1. an edible starch, also used in sizing textiles, prepared from the pith of the trunk of certain palms, from the underground stems of certain cycads, as the coontie, or from some other plants
  2. any of the palms that yield sago, esp., a Malayan tree (Metroxylon sagu)
    also sago palm

Etymology: Malay sagu, flour from the pith of the sago palm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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