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| befelatanana | 2 palm (a species of) ~ a species of fan-palm, so called from the fancied resemblance of its fronds to outspread hands |
| banty | 3 palm (species of) ~ a palm |
| falafa | 4 palm ~ the midrib of the banana leaf. A palm. [Mal. palapah.] ~ wall panels made of traveler's palm stalks |
| satrana | 5 palm (a) ~ the dwarf fan palm, the fruit of which is used by the Sakalava in the manufacture of rhum, and the leaves in the manufacture of mats and baskets; also used for the walls and roofs of houses. The root or part of it is used as an evil charm. Perhaps a species of Hyphaene ~ the dwarf fan palm ~ Bismarckia nobilis; the most common palm in Madagascar |
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