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tali·pot (tal′i pät′)

noun

a fan palm (Corypha umbraculifera) of the East Indies, with gigantic leaves used for fans, umbrellas, etc., and seeds used for buttons
also talipot palm

Etymology: Beng tālipāt, palm leaf < Sans tālī, fan palm + pattra, leaf: for IE bases see tailor & feather

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