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Dec 1, 2009
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tal•i•pot



Pronunciation: (tal'u-pot"), [key]
n.
a 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".

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