kittul
English
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Kittul, Caryota urens
Alternative forms
- kithul
Etymology
From Sinhalese කිතුල් (kitul, “jaggery”).
Noun
kittul (countable and uncountable, plural kittuls)
- A palm, Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
- (uncountable) A fiber obtained from the leaves of the palm.
Synonyms
- (Caryota urens): jaggery palm, solitary fishtail palm
Hypernyms
- (Caryota urens): sugar palm, toddy palm, wine palm