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Word:

nipa [ní.pâ.] :

nipa (n.) [tanom]; nipa fruticans (n.); nypa (n.)

Related words: manyan; manyang; tigol

Derivatives of nipa

Glosses:

nipa
n. (plant)	1. genus nipa, genus nypa, nipa, nypa	monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
	~ liliopsid genus, monocot genus	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed.
	~ arecaceae, family arecaceae, family palmaceae, family palmae, palm family, palmaceae, palmae	chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales.
	~ nipa fruticans, nipa palm	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.
n. (food)	2. nipa	made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm.
	~ alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent.; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
	~ nipa fruticans, nipa palm	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.
nipa fruticans
n. (plant)	1. nipa fruticans, nipa palm	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.
	~ nipa	made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm.
	~ palm tree, palm	any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves.
	~ genus nipa, genus nypa, nipa, nypa	monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
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