kittul
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Caryota_urens_full.jpg/220px-Caryota_urens_full.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sinhalese කිතුල් (kitul, “jaggery”).
Noun
[edit]kittul (countable and uncountable, plural kittuls)
- A palm of species Caryota urens, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that yields a sap from which sugar can be made.
- (uncountable) A fiber obtained from the leaves of the palm.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Caryota urens): jaggery palm, solitary fishtail palm
Hypernyms
[edit]- (Caryota urens): sugar palm, toddy palm, wine palm