talipot

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtælɪˌpɒt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tal′ə pot′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tal•i•pot  (tal′ə pot′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental. Also called tal′ipot palm′. 
  • Malay talipat Sanskrit tālapattra, equivalent. to tāla fan palm + pattra leaf
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
talipot, talipot palm /ˈtælɪˌpɒt/ n
  1. a palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, of the East Indies, having large leaves that are used for fans, thatching houses, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Bengali: palm leaf, from Sanskrit tālī fan palm + pattra leaf
'talipot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fan palm

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