Gomuti

[gәu'mu:ti]

Definition

(n.) A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage. Called also ejoo.

Typist: Wanda

Definition

n. the sago-palm: the black fibre it yields.—Also Gomu′to.

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