nipa

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈniːpə/

Noun

nipa noun

A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
A liquor made from the sap of nipa palm.
The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.

nipa noun

Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.

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Synonyms

nipa grass genus nipa genus nypa nypa thatch nipa palm nipah sugar palm attap molucca palm adap pinang nitta nibong nicker tree pandanus

Associated

hut roofing bamboo shingles sap palm weaving roofs lahore swamp convent indigenous

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