Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Arum maculatum. See
Portland sago , under sago.
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Examples
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The natives take two sheaths of the sago-plant and make them into water-troughs.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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_Sago_ is produced in small quantities in Mindoro Island, where the sago-plant flourishes.
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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They manufacture all sorts of fishing apparatus very cleverly; they are expert in finding their way through the forests; they know how to prepare the pith of the sago-plant, and to make ovens for the cooking of the sago; they can turn pottery ware, weave mats, carpets, baskets, and can also carve idols and figures.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Jules Verne 1866
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