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TALIPOTS
Noun
talipots
plural of talipot
Anagrams
• tailspot
Source: Wiktionary
TALIPOT
Tal"i*pot, n. Etym: [Hind. talpat the leaf of the tree.] (Bot.)
Definition: A beautiful tropical palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), a native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial processions, and, when cut into strips, as a substitute for writing paper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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