nipa fruticans

Noun
  1. Any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries;
    Its sap is used for a liquor;
    Leaves are used for thatch;
    Fruit has edible seeds (synset 112612819)
    is a type of: palm, palm tree - any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    belongs to: genus nipa, genus nypa, nipa, nypa - monotypic genus of palms of Australasia
    substance holonym: nipa - made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm
    same as: nipa palm

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