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nipa
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nipa has 2 senses
- nipa(n = noun.plant) genus nipa, genus nypa, nypa - monotypic genus of palms of Australasia; Array is a kind of liliopsid genus, monocot genus
- nipa(n = noun.food) Array - made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm; Array is a kind of alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant
is a member of arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae
CIDE DICTIONARY
nipa, prop. n.
- A monotypic genus of palms of Australasia. [WordNet 1.5]
- from sap of an Australasian palm. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nipa, n.
1 an E. Indian palm-tree, Nipa fruticans, with a creeping trunk and large feathery leaves.
2 an alcoholic drink made from its sap.
1 an E. Indian palm-tree, Nipa fruticans, with a creeping trunk and large feathery leaves.
2 an alcoholic drink made from its sap.
Etymology
Sp. & Port. f. Malay nipah
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