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| ni·pa [ npə ] (plural ni·pas) |
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1. leaves of palm tree: the long feathery leaves of a palm tree. Use: thatching, basketry.
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2. drink from palm sap: an alcoholic drink made from the sap of a palm tree
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3. fruit of palm tree: an edible fruit of a palm tree
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4. (plural ni·pas or ni·pa) Asian palm tree: a palm tree that produces nipa leaves, fruit, and the sap from which the drink nipa is made. Native to: South Asia. Latin name Nipa fruticans.
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| [Late 16th century. < Malay nipah] |
