sago palm

n.1. Any of various tropical palm trees of Asia and Oceania, especially Metroxylon sagu, used as a source of sago.2. 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

n 1. (Plants) any of various tropical Asian palm trees, esp any of the genera Metroxylon, Arenga, and Caryota, the trunks of which yield sago 2. (Plants) any of several palmlike cycads that yield sago, esp Cycas revoluta

sa′go palm`

n. 1. any of several tropical Old World palms, as of the genus Metroxylon, that yield sago. 2. a cycad, Cycas revoluta, of Japan, having a crown of glossy fernlike leaves. [1760–70]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sago palm - any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sagopalm tree, palm - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leavesArenga pinnata, gomuti, gomuti palm, sugar palm - Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sagoCaryota urens, jaggery palm, kittul, kitul, kitul tree, toddy palm, wine palm - fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sagoMetroxylon sagu, true sago palm - Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji
	2.	sago palm - dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sagoCycas revolutacycad - any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leavesCycas circinalis, false sago, fern palm - southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliagejaggary, jaggery, jagghery - unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap

Translations

sagoutierpalma da sago

Sago Palm

any one of several plant species of the genus Metroxylon of the family Palmae. The palms have an underground branching rhizome and numerous trunks that measure 8–12 m tall and form extensive thickets. The pinnate leaves are 4–6 m long. The large inflorescences are usually apical and consist of unisexual and bisexual flowers. The fruits are rounded and have a covering of numerous scales. Sago palms flower in their 15th to 20th year and die after bearing fruit, forming numerous suckers at the base of the trunk.

There are about 15 species, distributed on moist lowlands and flooded river plains from Thailand to New Guinea. Of the greatest economic significance are M. laeve (or M. sagu) and M. rumphii. The former is found mainly on islands of the Malay Archipelago and in New Guinea. M. rumphii, which has thorns on the petiole and main axis of the leaf, grows mainly on the Moluccas.

Island inhabitants have cultivated sago palms for a long time to obtain starch; they also use wild species for this purpose. The trees are cut down before formation of the inflorescence. The pith of the trunk is removed and sago is prepared from it. A single trunk yields 110–160 kg of starch. The trunks and petioles are used as building material, and the leaves are used in the manufacture of woven products. Starch is also obtained from some other palms, including those of the species Mauritia and Arenga. Sometimes Cycadopsida are incorrectly called sago palms.

S. S. MORSHCHIKHINA

sago palm

noun

Synonyms for sago palm

noun any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago

Related Words

palm tree
palm
Arenga pinnata
gomuti
gomuti palm
sugar palm
Caryota urens
jaggery palm
kittul
kitul
kitul tree
toddy palm
wine palm
Metroxylon sagu
true sago palm

noun dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago

Synonyms

Cycas revoluta

Related Words

cycad
Cycas circinalis
false sago
fern palm
jaggary
jaggery
jagghery