Gomuti

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gomuti \Go*mu"ti\, n. [Malayan gumuti.]
     A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained
     from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, {Metroxylon Sagu},
     and {Arenga saccharifera}, of the Indian islands. It is used
     for making cordage. Called also {ejoo}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gomuti
       n : Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with
           fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith
           yields sago [syn: {sugar palm}, {gomuti palm}, {Arenga
           pinnata}]