Nipa fruticans


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Noun1.Nipa fruticans - 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 palm
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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Beautiful illustrations show us not only the nilad, but also nipa (Nipa fruticans), kamagong (Diospyros embryopterus Blanco), kamansi (Artocarpus camansi Blanco) or breadfruit, dapdap (Erythrina carnea Blanco) or Indian coral tree, and tindalo (Eperia rhombaidea).
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