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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various tropical palm trees of Asia and Oceania, especially Metroxylon sagu, used as a source of sago.
  • noun Either of two palmlike Asian cycads (Cycas revoluta or C. circinalis) used as a source of sago and widely planted as ornamentals. All parts of the plants contain toxins, which are removed when processed to make starch.

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  • noun Any palm which yields sago, especially Metroxylon sagu and Cycas revoluta.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago
  • noun any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago

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